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1957 Map of North Vernon

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of North Vernon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Scipio and Queensville anchor this mid-century look at Jennings County, where the meandering course of Sand Creek defines the local topography. The landscape is marked by a legacy of transportation and passage, from the historic Treaty Line crossing the creek to the abandoned paths of the Old Grade and Indian Grade. These terrestrial markers intersect with the active industrial corridors of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which converge near North Vernon.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including several rural burial grounds such as Hull Cem and Cave Springs Cem, alongside community centers like Oak Grove Ch. In the southern reaches, the map records the footprint of the Fairgrounds and a mid-century Drive-in Theater, providing a detailed view of the county's social and economic geography before late-20th-century development altered the outskirts of the primary settlements.