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1982 Map of New Albany

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of New Albany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Ohio River forms the critical boundary here between Indiana and Kentucky, dominated by the Falls of the Ohio and the industrial infrastructure of the Portland and Shawnee neighborhoods in Louisville. On the Indiana side, New Albany and Clarksville are shown in dense urban detail, showing the integration of major transport lines like the Conrail and Southern Railway systems. The terrain transitions abruptly from the river lowlands to the prominent knobs to the west, including Bald Knob and Spickert Knob, where the landscape remains more wooded and broken by steep hollows like Brave Hollow.

Educational and religious institutions are particularly dense, from the Indiana University Southeast Campus to numerous parochial sites such as Our Lady of Providence High Sch. Historic land use is evidenced by the numerous burial grounds, including the Portland Cem and Fairview Cem, while the legacy of early industry is noted at Blackiston Mill along Silver Creek. This map reflects an era of established suburban growth and heavy river-and-rail commerce.