Lake Shelbyville dominates this portion of Shelby County, its complex shoreline creating deep inlets that define the local geography. Established parks such as Eagle Creek State Park and Wolf Creek State Park occupy the peninsulas formed by the reservoir's rise. The settlement of Middlesworth and the community at Lithia serve as anchors for a landscape otherwise characterized by small family-named cemeteries and rural drainage ways. Numerous burial sites, including Middlesworth Cem, Walden Cem, and Sulphur Springs Cem, are scattered across the township, providing essential markers for genealogists tracing regional lineages. The hydrology of the area is detailed through several named tributaries like Skull Cr, Lick Cr, and Lithia Springs Cr, which feed into the primary basin, illustrating how the reservoir integrated with the pre-existing creek systems.
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1935 · Sullivan
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1940 · Sullivan
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Shelbyville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Shelbyville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Dalton City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1980 · Middlesworth
USGS Topo · 1:24,000