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2016 Map of Tell City

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Tell City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Ohio River carves a deep bend through this borderland, separating the grid-patterned streets of Tell City, Indiana, from the Kentucky bank where Hawesville and Fenn Haven sit. The landscape is defined by the river’s influence, from the broad Troy Bend and Corn Island to the many winding tributaries like Anderson River and Lead Creek. This river corridor serves as a historical and industrial artery, evidenced by the Southwire Plant Road and proximity to Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field.

Away from the water, the terrain rises into hills where small settlements and rural landmarks are scattered. Genealogists will find several notable burial sites including Thrashers Cemetery, Greathouse Cemetery, and Saint Columbia Cemetery. The network of country roads, such as Old Hawesville Lewisport Road and Greathouse Road, connects long-standing communities like Adair and Troy, showing a settlement pattern deeply rooted in the local topography and the river-driven economy.