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1959 Map of New Harmony

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of New Harmony
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Wabash River carves a complex, shifting border between Illinois and Indiana, defining the character of this 1950s landscape. This survey documents a river valley shaped by both natural hydrology and human enterprise, from the Oil Field operations north of Little Fox River to the residential centers of New Harmony and Grayville. The terrain is punctuated by significant river features like Bull Island Lake and Old Channel, which illustrate the river's historical meanders.

Genealogists will find several family-named burial grounds, including Mt Pleasant Cem and Pelham Cem, located near the Mumford Hills. The Illinois Central railroad and a major Pipeline cut across the drainage basins of the Fox River and Black River, marking the era's transport and energy infrastructure. Low-lying island tracts like Phillips Island and Ribeyre Island highlight the agricultural use of the fertile, flood-prone bottomlands.