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1952 Map of Newburgh

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Newburgh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Angel Mounds State Memorial and the riverfront town of Newburgh anchor this early 1950s survey of the riverbanks where Indiana meets Kentucky. The landscape is defined by the sweeping curves of the Ohio River and its confluence with the Green River, a region dominated by intricate drainage systems including Nurenbern Ditch and Edwards Ditch.

Community life is mapped through a dense network of local landmarks, from the Southern railroad line in the north to numerous country churches like Oak Grove Ch and Townsend Ch. Genealogists can locate several burial grounds such as Rose Hill Cem and the Gila Brickwall Cem. The presence of Lock No 47 on the Ohio and the Radio Towers (WGBF) north of Smythe illustrates the era's critical transportation and communication infrastructure.