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1998 Map of Martinsville

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Martinsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The county seat of Martinsville dominates the central landscape of this 1990s survey, showing its dense grid of streets like W Morgan St and Randolph St surrounding the central Courthouse and Post Office. The city is hemmed in by the broad valley of the White River to the west and the rising, dissected uplands of the Morgan Monroe State Forest to the south. This transition from the flat agricultural bottomlands, home to Champlin Meadows and McDaniels Field, to the wooded ridges like Peal Ridge and Bald Hill Ridge, illustrates the varied geography of central Indiana.

Genealogists can find numerous rural landmarks outside the city center, including Mt Olive Ch and several burial grounds like Maxwell Cem and Nutter Cem. The river's influence on the local economy and recreation is evident in features such as the Fish Hatchery and the evocatively named Old Swimmin Hole Lake near Sycamore Lake. The map also preserves the path of the old railroad infrastructure at Campbell Siding.