1957 Map of Whitehall

About this map

Ellettsville serves as the primary population center in the northeast corner of this Indiana landscape, situated where the limestone-rich topography of Richland and Van Buren townships meet. The map reveals a rural economy organized around family-named landmarks and small country parishes, with the borders of Owen, Greene, and Monroe counties intersecting amidst a network of narrow valleys and ridges. Watercourses like Raccoon Creek and Richland Creek dictate the placement of early settlements, while numerous small cemeteries such as Moreland Cem and Hudson Cem provide essential data for genealogists tracking local families. The presence of multiple churches, including Bethel Ch, Salem Ch, and Liberty Ch, underscores the community-centric development of the area before modern consolidation. From the heights of Mt Pleasant to the depths of Boone Cave, this survey documents the traditional road patterns and rural character of the region in the late 1950s.