2013 Map of Spades

About this map

Lawrenceville and Penntown anchor the southern reaches of this landscape in the hills of Ripley County, where the terrain is deeply etched by the drainage of Pipe Cr and Blue Cr. The settlement pattern reflects a network of small, scattered communities like Saint Marys, Saint Peter, and Spades, many connected by rural routes bearing family names that speak to the area's agricultural heritage. Small local landmarks like Wayne Kopp Lake and Tall Oaks Lake dot the countryside, while thoroughfares such as Cane Mill Rd and Sawmill Rd hint at the historical industries that once operated along the local branches. In the northern section, crossroads communities such as Oak Tree Crossroads and Klemmes Corner mark the intersections that have served as local hubs for generations, preserving a spatial arrangement of the Indiana countryside as it stood in the early twenty-first century.