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1961 Map of Otwell

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Otwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Otwell serves as the primary hub in this early 1960s snapshot of the Pike Co Dubois Co line, where small crossroads communities and rural institutions define the landscape. The map reveals a high concentration of country churches and family-named burying grounds, including Traylor Union Ch and Bethel Cem, alongside specialized sites like the Otwell Holiness Camp.

The southern portion of the survey is dominated by the winding course of the Patoka River and the broad floodplains of Big Bottom. This area also includes the Pike County State Forest, indicating a transition from the agricultural grid of Jefferson and Boone townships toward more heavily wooded and swampy terrain. Researchers can also trace the historical routes of Strawberry Road and Old Petersburg Road which linked these isolated settlements before the era of modern highway expansion.