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1967 Map of Story

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Story
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

The settlement of Story serves as a central landmark in this 1967 revision, situated where the Middle Fork Salt Creek and Salt Creek converge. The landscape is dominated by the intersecting boundaries of Brown County State Park, Yellowwood State Forest, and the Hoosier National Forest. These protected lands preserve a ridge-and-hollow topography, including distinctive elevations like Browning Hill and Hominy Mortar Ridge.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of rural landmarks, such as Mt Zion Ch and several family burial grounds including McKinley Cem and Becks Cem. Small communities and crossroads such as Houston, Christiansburg, and Spurgeons Corner are mapped alongside the Treaty Line Road, reflecting the historical development and land divisions of the region. Numerous named ponds, including Scott Pond and Becks Pond, dot the forest clearings within the Van Buren and Salt Creek townships.