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1965 Map of Trafalgar

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Trafalgar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Trafalgar serves as the primary hub of this Johnson County landscape, where the grain-growing plains of southern Indiana meet the more dissected drainage basins of Hensley Creek and Goose Creek. The mapping reveals a rural infrastructure deeply rooted in family and community, evidenced by numerous small burial grounds such as Shiloh Cem, Carmen Cem, and Simpson Cem. These sites, along with the Township Sch and Christian Chapel, mark the steady development of Union and Hensley townships.

Transportation patterns on the sheet highlight the transition of the local economy; while the Old Railroad Grade reflects a past era of rail transport, the modern telecommunications age is signaled by the prominent Radio Tower (WTTV-TV) south of Trafalgar. Small crossroads settlements like Providence, Bud, and Samaria remain connected by a grid of named roads, including Central Road and North Road, which navigate the subtle rises of Moore Hill and Pea Ridge.