2016 Map of Spartanburg

About this map

Hoosier Hill, the highest natural point in Indiana, sits quietly at the southern edge of this survey along the border of Randolph Co and Wayne Co. This landscape is defined by the headwaters of numerous small waterways, including Green Br, Slow Run, and Spartanburg Cr, which drain the agricultural plains straddling the Indiana and Ohio state line. The settlement pattern is dominated by crossroads communities like Spartanburg, Crete, and Arba, many of which maintain their local identity through historic burial grounds such as Clemens Cem and Bass Cem. The eastern portion of the map extends into Darke Co, Ohio, showing the transition from Bartonia Run to the drainage of Kraut Cr. This area represents a classic Midwestern agrarian corridor where the township and range system dictates the grid of rural roads and property lines.