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2019 Map of Oaktown

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Oaktown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Oaktown and Bruceville anchor this Knox County landscape, where the flat agricultural expanses of the north meet the more dissected, stream-cut terrain of the south. The western edge of the quadrangle is defined by the Indiana Illinois border along the Wabash River valley, featuring the low-lying Shaker Prairie and a network of drainage infrastructure like the Shaker Prairie Ditch. The transition from the prairie into the rolling uplands is marked by prominent elevations such as Wolf Hill.

Transport and utility corridors heavily influence the area's layout, with the Texas Gas Rd and multiple pipelines crossing the rural townships. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed regarding local burial sites, documenting small family or community grounds including Threlkeld Cem, Ocheltree Cem, and Hoke Cem. The drainage patterns of Maria Creek and Smalls Cr provide a natural framework for the scattered farmsteads and agricultural plots that have defined this region for generations.