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2016 Map of Yankeetown

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Ohio River forms a dynamic southern border for this riverfront landscape, where Indiana and Kentucky meet along a complex network of backwaters and drainage systems. The terrain is defined by engineered waterways such as Taylor Ditch, Kaiser Ditch, and Summer Pecka Ditch, which crisscross the lowlands between Newburgh and Yankeetown. These drainage projects reflect a long history of managing the fertile but flood-prone bottomlands near the Little Pigeon Creek and Griffith Slough Ditch.

Settlement patterns are concentrated along the northern bluffs and road corridors, with smaller communities like Dayville, Red Bush, and Pelzer serving the rural interior. Local history is preserved in small burial grounds such as Hedge Cem and Bates Hill Cem, while the inclusion of Cornell Airport near the north-central boundary shows the modernization of local transport. The map also records several small riverfront locales, including Scuffletown and Carlinburg, positioned along the shifting banks and sloughs of the river.