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1960 Map of Saint Meinrad

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Saint Meinrad
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Saint Meinrad and Ferdinand anchor this 1960 survey of the tri-county borderlands where Spencer, Perry, and Dubois counties meet. The map reveals a landscape defined by significant Catholic institutional sites, most notably the St Meinrad Seminary and the Convent of the Immaculate Conception. Smaller devotional landmarks like the Monte Casino Shrine and St Josephs Shrine are situated among the hills above the Anderson River.

Beyond the ecclesiastical centers, the terrain transitions into the heavily wooded Ferdinand State Forest, which dominates the northern and eastern quadrants. The local economy and land use are further marked by industrial signatures, including numerous strip mines in the south and a quarry near the Dubois and Spencer county line. Small rural settlements like Adyeville and family burying grounds such as Stapleton Cem and the Tenn Beard Cem dot the winding roads connecting the larger villages.