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1948 Map of Nineveh

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Nineveh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

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Camp Atterbury dominates the northeastern landscape of this 1940s survey, illustrating the significant military footprint in south-central Indiana during and immediately following World War II. The sprawling Camp Atterbury Military Reservation encompasses a dense grid of service roads and facilities, including the specialized Wakeman Hospital complex and a notable Prisoner-of-War Cem. This military infrastructure sits in sharp contrast to the more traditional rural patterns found to the west and south, where local life centered around the settlement of Nineveh.

Genealogists can trace family footprints across the undulating terrain of Hamblen and German townships, marked by country landmarks like St Johns Ch and Mt Moriah Cem. The drainage patterns of Nineveh Creek and Mud Creek define the ridges and hollows, where names like Renner Hill and Hendricks Ford speak to a localized landscape of small farms and family-owned parcels prior to military acquisition.