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1961 Map of Russiaville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Russiaville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Russiaville sits at the heart of this landscape, where the agricultural grid of Howard and Clinton Counties meets the meandering paths of Wildcat Creek and Honey Creek. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the map reveals a well-established rural network defined by its small community centers and country institutions. The New York Chicago and St Louis railroad cuts a diagonal path through the southern township of Honey Creek, serving the grain storage and shipping needs of the era near Forest.

Local genealogy and history are well-represented by numerous family-named sites and rural congregations. Small cemeteries like Old Prophet Cem, Burchard Cem, and Price Cem are scattered across the townships of Monroe and Ervin. The map also captures several distinct hamlets such as New London, Shanghai, and Ridgeway, alongside community anchors like Cloverdale Ch and Union Ch, illustrating the traditional social fabric of the Indiana countryside.