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1946 Map of Pierceville

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Pierceville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Laughery Creek and its many winding tributaries, including North Branch Laughery Creek and Ripley Creek, carve a deeply dissected landscape across this portion of Ripley County. The rugged topography is punctuated by rural crossroad settlements and family-named landmarks like Behmer Corner and Stumpke Corner. This mid-1940s survey highlights a dense network of country churches and burial grounds, such as the Adams Cem, St Nicholas Ch, and St Pauls Ch, which served the scattered farming communities of Adams and Franklin townships.

The southern portion of the map centers on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor, which links the established community of Milan with Old Milan and the village of Pierceville. The transition between the high, level uplands where Delaware is situated and the steep, wooded ravines bordering the creek beds illustrates the influence of terrain on local development and road placement during this era.