Georgetown Indiana Galena Greenville USGS Topo Map 1939

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Georgetown Indiana Galena Greenville USGS Topo Map 1939

$27

This Georgetown sheet is a USGS topographic map from 1939, a first-year print of that edition drawn at 1:24,000 from a 1938 field survey credited to geographer Albert Pike. It covers a stretch of southern Indiana in Floyd and Harrison counties, including the towns of Georgetown, Galena, and Greenville, about 11 miles west of Louisville. Printed on thick stock and never folded, the sheet is in good condition, with a band of discoloration along the bottom and no wear or markings in the mapped area itself.

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SKU: 931 Categories: 7.5 Minute, Indiana

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Georgetown
STATE	Indiana
LOCATION	11 miles west of Louisville, KY
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1938 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	Albert Pike
EDITION	1939
PRINTED	1939
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock
SCALE	1:24000
CONTOUR INTERVAL	10 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	22 x 27 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	17 7/8 x 22 3/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Good
SHEET NOTES	moderately handled, never folded, band of age discoloration along bottom of sheet
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, minor blemishes
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, scattered blemishes and smudges in collars

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Galena, Georgetown, and Greenville
COUNTIES COVERED	Floyd and Harrison
RIVERS AND STREAMS	French Creek, Georgetown Creek, Indian Creek, Jersey Park Creek, Knob Creek, Lazy Creek, Little Indian Creek, Middle Fork Indian Creek, and Yellow Fork
WATER BODIES	Brazils Lake, Floyds Knobs Lake, Georgetown Lake, and Mount Saint Frances Lake
Administrative Boundaries: Township of Georgetown, Township of Greenville, and Township of Lafayette. Mountain Ranges: Silver Hills. Valleys and Canyons: Als Hollow, Cave Hollow, and Logan Hollow. Parks: Cedar Brook Camp and Pleasant Valley Camp. Drainages: Middle Fork Indian Creek, Jersey Park Creek, Little Indian Creek, and Yellow Fork. Churches: Highland Church and Tunnel Hill Church. Dams: Brazils Lake Dam, Floyds Knobs Lake Dam, Georgetown Reservoir Dam, and Mount Saint Frances Lake Dam. Crossings: Interchange 117 and Interchange 119. Schools: Galena Elementary School, Jerusalem School, and Mount Saint Francis Seminary. Ridges: Bell Ridge, Hickory Ridge, Hitner Ridge, Keith Ridge, Musty Ridge, Pear Ridge, Pond Ridge, Skipsey Ridge, Ulmer Ridge, and Wheeler Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: Brazils Lake, Floyds Knobs Lake, Georgetown Lake, and Mount Saint Frances Lake.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This antique sheet is a 1939 edition of the Georgetown Indiana USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 87-year-old United States Geological Survey print in good condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Georgetown 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, railroads, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1938. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown, with exceptions in some urban areas, where only landmark buildings may be shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1939 Georgetown map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.