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1964 Map of Madison West

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Madison West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Hanover College overlooks the sweeping bend of the Ohio River at Hanover, where steep bluffs and deep ravines characterize the Indiana shoreline. This 1964 topographic survey, updated with late 1970s data, documents the industrial and institutional landscape of Jefferson County, featuring the expansive Madison State Hospital and the prominent Clifty Creek Powerplant. The topography is defined by dramatic elevation changes, notably at Clifty Falls State Park and the rugged narrow ridge of the Devil's Backbone.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the rural areas west of Madison, from the scattered settlements of Saluda and London to several local landmarks like Antioch Grange and Old Bethel Cem. The map traces numerous drainage systems carved into the plateau, including Saluda Creek and Harts Creek, which terminate in a series of falls such as Chain Mill Falls and Horseshoe Falls as they drop toward the river bottomlands.