Loading map...

2019 Map of Montezuma

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Montezuma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Sugar Creek and the Wabash River define the northern and western reaches of this Parke County landscape, where numerous landmarks reflect a long-established rural infrastructure. The area is notable for its concentration of named crossings, including the West Union Bridge, Melcher Bridge, Sim Smith Bridge, and Phillips Bridge. These structures connect historical settlements such as West Union, Annapolis, and Montezuma across a terrain marked by winding waterways like Leatherwood Creek and Big Raccoon Creek.

Genealogists will find significant local history preserved in the various burial grounds scattered throughout the township, such as Bloomingdale Friends Cem, Armiesburg Cem, and the Warner Cem near Little Leatherwood Cr. The map also captures several distinct local sub-localities like Hethcoe Bottoms, Coloma, and West Melcher, documenting the distribution of community centers and family-named locations within the broader valley landscape.