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2016 Map of Waldron

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Flatrock River winds through the southeastern reaches of this 2016 survey, a region where the borders of Shelby, Decatur, and Rush counties meet. The landscape is defined by its agricultural grid and the small communities that emerged along early transportation routes, including Waldron, Saint Paul, and the cluster of Germantown. For genealogists, the map identifies several local burial grounds such as Simmons Cem, Vanpelt Cem, and Reed Cem, which remain as fixed points in the changing rural landscape.

Modern infrastructure is represented by the diagonal corridor of I-74, which passes near Middletown, and the presence of Whelen Airport to the north. Smaller, named enclaves like Pleasure Valley, Sleepy Hollow, and Geneva sit near the confluence of Conns Creek and the river, reflecting the local settlement patterns of southeastern Indiana. Numerous watercourses, such as Little Lewis Cr and Deer Cr, continue to shape the drainage of these productive farm lands.