1957 Map of Saline City

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The Eel River winds through this landscape on the border of Clay, Vigo, and Sullivan counties, defining a region of bottomlands and low ridges. The settlement of Saline City sits in the northeast near the Penn Central railroad line, while smaller locales like Old Hill and Hickory Island appear as landmarks within the river's drainage basin. This 1950s era survey, later updated in the early 1970s, captures the local infrastructure of rural Indiana, including the Neal Mill Bridge and the extensive water management systems of Lafferty Ditch and Conneley Ditch. Local genealogy is well-documented through several country burial sites and congregations, such as Zion-Gummere Cem, Maple Grove Cem, and Briley Chapel. The terrain transitions from the marshy reaches of Splunge Slough to the higher elevations of Sugar Ridge, reflecting the area's agricultural and hydrologic character before modern development.