
Oaktown and the surrounding agricultural landscape of Knox County define this 1950s survey of southwestern Indiana. The rail-oriented development of the era is evident along the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, which links the settlements of Busseron and Emison. The terrain transitions from the low-lying Shaker Prairie Ditch system near the Wabash River to the more dissected uplands around Bruceville. Local history is preserved in numerous rural landmarks, including the Maria Creek Ch and family-named burial sites such as Ocheltree Cem and Threlkeld Cem.
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1915 · Vincennes
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1917 · Birds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Fritchton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1942 · Birds
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Carlisle
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Oaktown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1943 · Bicknell
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Bucktown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Fritchton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1944 · Wheatland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000