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1998 Map of Modesto

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Modesto
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

White River and its floodplain dominate the northern reaches of this landscape, where the Paragon Bridge crosses the water near the border of Ray and Baker townships. The central and eastern portions of the map are defined by the dense, hilly terrain of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest, a large tract of preserved land that straddles the Morgan-Monroe county line. This area remains largely undeveloped, characterized by numerous drainages like Bear Hollow and Indian Creek.

Modesto serves as a small localized node of settlement in the southern section, surrounded by evidence of a deep-rooted rural community. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous burial grounds and places of worship recorded here, such as New Salem Cem, Freedom Cem, and Mt Pleasant Ch. Traces of earlier civic life are visible in the location of the Brown Sch and several named roads that follow the winding topography of the Bean Blossom region.