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1964 Map of Richland City

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Richland City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Richland City and Hatfield serve as central nodes in this survey of southwestern Spencer County, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of Little Pigeon Creek and a dense network of agricultural drainage. The 1964 mapping, with 1980 photorevisions, captures a rural economy transitioning through the mid-century, evidenced by scattered Oil Wells and a prominent Gravel Pit near Sand Ridge.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, including family-named landmarks like Boyd Cem, Richardson Cem, and the Gwaltney Memorial Cem. The map preserves the footprint of several smaller communities and rural hubs such as Eureka and Bullocktown, along with civic landmarks like Luce Sch and Ebenezer Ch. Significant landscape features like the Willow Pond Bed and the Old Railroad Grade provide clues to earlier land use and the historical water management required for this fertile bottomland.