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2016 Map of Westport

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Westport stands as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in southern Indiana, situated where Sand Creek meanders through the township. The surrounding countryside is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Wyaloosing Creek and the meandering Cobbs Fork. These waterways likely influenced the placement of early settlements and small rural crossroads such as Gaynorsville, Letts, and Pinhook.

For genealogists and local historians, the map is a significant record of the region's burial grounds. Numerous family and community cemeteries are scattered across the terrain, from Wesley Cem in the west to Burks Chapel Cem in the northeast and Eddleman Cem near the southern border with Jennings County. The presence of Letts Corner and the small hamlet of Harper further illustrates the historical distribution of small communities linked by a grid of county roads, such as Kentucky Ave, before the modern era consolidated many rural services.