Loading map...

1962 Map of Nineveh

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Nineveh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Camp Atterbury Military Reservation dominates the central landscape of this 1960s study, reflecting the significant military presence in south-central Indiana following World War II. The map reveals the internal structure of the post, including a Prisoner of War Camp and a U S Army Hospital, while documenting the surrounding rural transitions. To the northwest, the residential development of Princes Lakes stands in sharp contrast to the strictly organized military zones, featuring a dense network of water bodies such as Hants Lake and East Lake.

Genealogists will find substantial value in the documented family burial sites and local landmarks like Nineveh Cem and Mt Moriah Cem. The drainage patterns of Nineveh Creek and the Blue River at the northeast corner, where an Aqueduct is noted, illustrate the area's complex water management. The survey also captures the borderlands between Johnson, Brown, and Bartholomew counties, highlighting the rural roads and small settlements like Lowell that supported the local agricultural economy.