1958 Map of Spades

About this map

The Greenville Treaty Line cuts diagonally across this landscape, serving as a historic surveyor's boundary that defines the local property and township alignments. This 1958 survey, updated with revisions through the early 1990s, documents a rural Indiana interior where small community centers like Lawrenceville and Penntown anchor a network of country roads. Numerous religious and social landmarks are scattered throughout the territory, including St Peters Ch, Trinity Ch, and the Freewill Sch, reflecting a long-standing pattern of parish-based settlement. The terrain is deeply incised by waterways like Pipe Creek and the East Fork Tanners Creek, which dictate the winding paths of the local routes. Transportation is anchored in the south by the Conrail rail line passing through the namesake hamlet of Spades, while smaller crossroads like Klemmes Corner and Youngs Corner mark the intersections of the upland farm country.