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1956 Map of Stanford

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Stanford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Stanford and Elwren anchor the higher ground in this mid-century survey of the rugged Greene and Monroe County borderlands. The Illinois Central railroad cuts across the northern landscape, winding through a series of creek valleys and ridges where rural life was centered around local institutions like Sanborn Sch and Greene Co Chapel. The terrain is deeply dissected by the drainages of Beech Creek and Indian Creek, creating a complex network of hollows such as Lawrence Hollow.

For family historians, the map provides precise locations for numerous small burying grounds, including Harmony Cem, Kelly Cem, and Burch Cem. Small crossroads communities like Cincinnati, Hobbieville, and Buenavista are documented at a time when traditional rural structures remained prominent before modern development patterns fully took hold. The map captures the transition between the agricultural uplands and the heavily timbered drainages that defined this part of Southern Indiana.