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2013 Map of Rockport

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Rockport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Rockport serves as the focal point of this survey, positioned where the Ohio River bends sharply southward along the Indiana-Kentucky border. The town's grid is clearly defined, featuring prominent sites like the Lincoln Pioneer Village and the high vantage of Hanging Rock overlooking the river. Moving north, the landscape transitions from the river valley into a series of elevation points such as Fisher Knobs, Nix Hill, and Coal Knobs, which break up the surrounding agricultural flats.

An intricate network of drainage ditches, including the Huffman Ditch and Sweezer Ditch, reveals the managed nature of the terrain between smaller settlements like Silverdale, Reo, and Centerville. To the east, the presence of Vance Lake and the various knobs suggests a varied topography that has shaped local development and road placement, while the clustering of hamlets like Lake Mill and Ritchie illustrates the distributed settlement pattern common in Spencer County during this period.