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1961 Map of Tell City

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Tell City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this mid-century view of the borderlands between Indiana and Kentucky, where the river's winding course defines the industrial and agricultural rhythm of the valley. On the Indiana side, Tell City appears as a densely developed river port, centered around key civic structures like the City Hall and Memorial Hospital. Across the water, the Kentucky shoreline near Hawesville is marked by a more rural distribution of family names and small settlements such as Petri and Adair.

The landscape reveals a complex mix of extraction and transit, with numerous Oil Wells peppered across the bottomlands and a Strip Mine located in the southern hills. Transportation is anchored by the Southern and Louisville and Nashville railroads, which parallel the river and connect these industrial hubs. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial grounds, including Threshers Cem, Greathouse Cem, and Waltz Cem, documenting the long-standing community roots in the region.