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1961 Map of Oakland City

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Oakland City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary slices diagonally across this portion of Gibson and Pike counties, marking a significant historical line in the Indiana landscape. South of Oakland City, the terrain is defined by extensive industrial activity, with numerous Strip Mines and local landmarks like Moore Hill and Wilson Hill. The educational and cultural heart of the area is centered at Oakland City College, while the surrounding rural landscape is dotted with ancestral markers including Williams Cem, Montgomery Cem, and Townsley Cem.

Transportation history is deeply layered here, featuring the remnant path of the Wabash and Erie Canal near Dongola alongside the active tracks of the Southern RR and the New York Central and St Louis RR. Smaller communities like Somerville, Spurgeon, and Marysville are connected by a network of local roads and pipelines, while the Patoka River and its tributaries like Hurricane Creek and Lick Creek drain the lowlands between the active mining sites.