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2010 Map of Tell City

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Tell City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Ohio River carves a deep bend through this borderland, separating the urban grid of Tell City and its smaller neighbors like Troy and Maxville in Indiana from the Kentucky bank at Hawesville. The landscape is defined by the complex drainage systems feeding the river, including the South Yellow Creek Fork and Lead Creek, which wind through a mosaic of rural roads and established settlements.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the high concentration of family and parish burial grounds preserved here, such as Thrashers Cemetery, Greathouse Cemetery, and Saint Columbia Cemetery. The map also captures the transition between the concentrated street plan of Tell City and the outlying developments like Fenn Haven and the rural clusters at Adair and Petri. Aviation history is noted by the presence of Hancock Airfield near the riverbank, reflecting the varied land use of this river valley corridor.