2016 Map of Manilla

About this map

Manilla and Homer serve as the primary hubs of this agricultural landscape in Rush County, where a intricate network of drainage ditches and creeks defines the local topography. This 2016 survey highlights a remarkably high density of small family and community burial grounds, including Sells Cem, Bebout Cem, and the uniquely named Radar-Bowman-Worland Cem. These sites, scattered across the township lines of t14n r8e and t13n r9e, provide critical touchstones for genealogists tracing early settlers of the region. The map also reveals the rural infrastructure supporting the community, from Webster Airport near Homer to the tiny settlement of Gowdy in the south. The drainage patterns, led by the Flatrock River and Little Blue River, illustrate the ongoing management of this fertile Indiana farmland through features like Logan Nine Hundred Forty-Five Ditch and Arbuckle Ditch.