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1964 Map of Yorkville

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Yorkville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Yorkville serves as the primary hub of this Gibson County landscape, where small rural settlements and family-named landmarks define the mid-century agricultural character. The topography is dominated by the winding path of the North Fork Forked Deer River, which flows through expansive bottomlands like Horseshoe Bottom and Buzzard Roost Bottom. These low-lying areas contrast with the network of country roads, including Rutherford Road and Old State Road 77, which connect a series of community anchors.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through numerous small cemeteries and houses of worship scattered across the township. Researchers will find significance in the locations of Bells Chapel, Midway Ch, and Good Hope Ch, alongside family burial grounds such as Flowers Cem and Cowan Cem. The map documents a landscape before significant modern consolidation, preserving the footprint of places like Bethel and Hopewell alongside the creek-fed drainage system of Mud Creek and Dry Creek.