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1947 Map of Unionville

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Unionville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Benton and Salt Creek townships are defined by a complex network of ridges and hollows in this 1944 survey. The Illinois Central railroad cuts through the north, serving Unionville and the dual-named New Unionville Unionville Sta.. This era captures a landscape of small, localized communities, each centered around essential rural institutions like the Poplar Grove Sch, Mt Gilead Ch, and Brummett Creek Ch.

A notable geographic feature is the Devils Backbone, a narrow ridge overlooking the winding North Fork Salt Creek. The presence of an Observatory near the Philips Sch suggests a scientific or academic interest in the high ground of the Second Principal meridian. From the settlements of Radientown and Dolan to family-named landmarks like Jimmy Rexton Hill, the map documents a transition in rural Indiana life as small country schools and churches remained the anchors of the hill country.