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1958 Map of Wheatland

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Wheatland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this late 1950s landscape, serving as a vital industrial artery through Steen and Washington townships. The town of Wheatland sits at the intersection of this rail line and local thoroughfares, flanked by a complex drainage network including Opossum Branch and Nicholson Pond. The presence of a Mine Dump and Mine Pond near the rail line suggests the localized extraction activities that once supported the regional economy.

Further north, agricultural and rural life is centered around the Indian Creek Settlement and Ragsdale. Genealogists will find notable sites such as Asbury Chapel, Asbury Cem, and the Odd Fellows Cem. The eastern edge of the quadrangle is defined by the winding course of the White River, featuring islands like Steele Island and Hyatt Island, which provided natural boundaries between Knox and Daviess counties before modern channel stabilization.