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1961 Map of Oakland City

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Oakland City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Industrial activity and historical boundaries intersect in this study of the Indiana landscape between Oakland City and Spurgeon. Large-scale Strip Mines and the Enos Mine dominate the central and eastern portions of the quadrangle, where specialized land use like a Conveyor and various Pipelines support the extraction operations. The Indian Treaty Boundary cuts across the center of the map, serving as a reminder of early 19th-century land divisions that predated the arrival of the Southern and Conrail rail lines.

Local infrastructure is anchored by Oakland City College and religious sites like McCullough Grove Ch, while several family burial grounds including Montgomery Cem and Simpson Cem provide critical data for genealogical research. The northern edge reveals a vestige of early transportation history with the Erie Canal segment near Dongola, set against the evolving natural features of the South Fork Patoka River.