1961 Map of Union

About this map

Union and Mount Olympus anchor the high ground of northern Gibson County in this early 1960s survey, illustrating a rural landscape defined by family legacies and early extraction industries. The terrain is marked by numerous country burial grounds, including the I O O F Cem, Catt Cem, and Frederick Cem, often positioned near local landmarks like Little Zion Ch and New Butler Chapel. In the south, the Patoka River meanders through bottomlands where Wheeling and Oatsville sit near the extensive Houchins Ditch network. This era shows the local economy transitioning, with an Oil Field established south of the river and the Pike County State Forest preserving timberland at the eastern boundary. The map provides a detailed view of these communities before modern landscape changes, documenting family names at sites like Miller Sch Cem and Kirk Cem.