2022 Map of West Franklin

About this map

The Ohio River forms a sweeping southern curve at Cypress Bend, defining the border between Indiana and Kentucky in this survey of southwestern Vanderburgh and Posey counties. The landscape is characterized by a complex network of agricultural drainage and lowland water features, including Deep Slough, Slim Bond Slough, and Cypress Slough. Scattered throughout these bottomlands are rural communities like West Franklin and Vaughan, while further north, the terrain transitions into the residential and academic outskirts of Evansville. This area is notable for the presence of the University of Southern Indiana, which overlooks Indiana State University Lake. Local history is preserved in small settlements such as Saint Philip, Heusler, and Belknap, alongside family-named landmarks like Tupman Cem and the various ditches, such as Edmond Ditch and Barnett Ditch, that have long managed the river's influence on the surrounding farmland.