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1943 Map of Lyons

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Lyons
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

White River oxbows and river-bottom wetlands dominate this mid-century portrait of the Greene and Daviess County border. The landscape is a network of drainage infrastructure and early transport, where the Pennsylvania and Chicago Milwaukee railroads intersect at Bushrod and Beehunter. These junctions supported a rural economy centered on settlements like Lyons, Newberry, and Elnora.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including family-named burial grounds like Frye Cem and several historic houses of worship such as Prairie Chapel and Little Shiloh Ch. The intricate water systems, from Slinkard Creek to Dunn Pond, reveal how 1940s agriculture managed the floodplains. Notable elevations like Simpson Hill and Brewer Hill provide context to the surrounding flats, while the presence of a Flood Gate near Indian Pond underscores the constant management of the river's path.