1959 Map of Poseyville

About this map

The rail junction at Poseyville serves as the focal point for this Southwest Indiana landscape, where the Illinois Central Gulf and Louisville and Nashville lines intersect. The map documents a rural society structured around local gathering places, from the North Posey County Sch to numerous denominational centers like Bethsaida Ch, Old Union Ch, and Bethlehem Ch. The terrain varies from the level bottomlands of the Black River to the distinctive Foote Pond Hills in the northwest corner, near the Wabash riverbank. Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial grounds, including the Stallings Cem, Homer Cem, and Sale Cem. In the north, the Oil Field Bethel and scattered wells near Higginbotham Ditch reveal the area's mid-century petroleum industry.