1942 Map of Shelburn

Away from the industrial corridor, the terrain transitions into the drainage of Turman Creek and its West Fork, where a rural social fabric is visible through numerous country churches and family-named cemeteries. Sites such as Concord Ch, Benson Ch, and the Little Flock Cem serve as vital markers for genealogists researching the families of western Indiana's coal belt. The distribution of these landmarks across Fairbanks township suggests a settled agricultural community existing alongside the region's heavy industry.