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1958 Map of Millhousen

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Millhousen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The community of Millhousen anchors this rural landscape at the crossroads of Decatur and Ripley counties in the late 1950s. The region is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Vernon Fork, Cobbs Fork, and Flatrock Creek, which carve through the terrain. Evidence of the area's mid-century energy production is visible in the numerous Gas Wells scattered across the Gas Field in Marion Township, supported by several Pipelines and a central Pumping Station.

Social and religious life centers on local landmarks such as St Dennis Ch and Union Flatrock Ch, while the Degenhart Sch reflects the era's small-town educational structure. For those researching family history, the map provides precise locations for the Cornell Cem and other rural burial grounds. The intricate survey of township lines like Jackson and Otter Creek reveals a strictly organized agricultural and industrial grid before modern development altered these county borders.