1956 Map of Patricksburg

About this map

Patricksburg and its surrounding townships in Owen County are captured here during a period of transition in the mid-1950s. The landscape is defined by the Monon Line railroad and a network of rural schools and churches that served the scattered homesteads. Notable community landmarks include the Township High Sch and Splinter Ridge Sch, alongside several country houses of worship such as St Pauls Ch and Mt Zion Ch. This survey provides a look at the local geography before many small rural institutions consolidated. Evidence of the region's industrial activity is present in the form of a Strip Mine and the topography of the many creek basins like Sixmile Creek and Fish Creek. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise location of numerous family and community burial grounds, including Snoddy Cem, Crouse Cem, and Olive Hill Cem.