Mappy Monday - Walnut Ridge Cemetery (Late!)

Yeah, I know I'm a day late and a dollar short, but here's a Mappy Monday post anyway.  The map is Walnut Ridge Cemetery in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana.  This is where Arminthia "Belle" Wiseman is buried.  She's been the subject of a couple of earlier posts, and was married to my anchor ancestor, Clyde Taylor Dillman.

Walnut Ridge Cemetery map and contact information courtesy of Larry Lee Dillman

This nice map and contact information for the cemetery was sent to me by Larry Lee Dillman, my father's cousin.  He was very helpful in providing directions and location clues so that I had no problem finding the grave site when I visited.  As this is a very large, old cemetery, it was nice to know just where to go instead of having to search for hours for one small old gravestone.

Mappy Monday – Do maps, deeds and land records factor in to your family history? Join us for Mappy Monday where you can post map images and how they relate to your research or discuss other aspects of land ownership and your ancestors. Several members of GeneaBloggers suggested this type of theme and in fact Holly Spencer of Ravenna Area Historical Society Blog has been using this theme since March 2009.  (Blurb shamelessly stolen from Thomas McEntee at Geneabloggers.)

Related posts:
Fearless Females - Tragedy!
Wordless Wednesday - Arminthea Belle Wiseman
Tombstone Tuesday - Arminthea Belle Wiseman

Mappy Monday - Saint Cloud, Minnesota 1869

Aerial View of St. Cloud, MN dated 1869. View is from east side of Mississippi River looking west.

Here's an interesting variant map.  It's a hand drawn aerial view of the city from what would be an implausible altitude for a tethered balloon, the only possible method at the time for getting a true aerial view.  The lake in the background is Lake George, which has since been reduced to about 1/3 that size.  I live in the vicinity of the lake, in what in this picture is undeveloped semi-forest.  The St. Cloud Normal School would be along the riverbank on the left in this view, and downtown St. Cloud would be the heavier clustered buildings in the middle right, just left of the bridge.  This is another map I acquired back in the mists of time, and failed to record credit.  If you know where it came from, I'd love to know so I can credit the people responsible!

Mappy Monday – Do maps, deeds and land records factor in to your family history? Join us for Mappy Monday where you can post map images and how they relate to your research or discuss other aspects of land ownership and your ancestors. Several members of GeneaBloggers suggested this type of theme and in fact Holly Spencer of Ravenna Area Historical Society Blog has been using this theme since March 2009.  (This blurb cheerfully stolen from Thomas McEntee at Geneabloggers!)

Mappy Monday - Michael Dillman

I've posted previously about my ancestor Michael Dillman.  He was the first of the Dillman line born in the United States.  He lived most of his life in Crawford County, Indiana.  At one point, he was employed as a land agent there.  I have found three land patents granted to Michael:

Names

Patentee: MICHAEL DILLMAN
Warrantee: WILLIAM PHILIPS
Military Rank: MAJOR
 
Survey

State: INDIANA
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
 
Title Transfer

Issue Date: 11/1/1854
Land Office: Jeffersonville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: September 28, 1850: ScripWarrant Act of 1850 (9 Stat. 520)
 
Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 82954
Accession/Serial Nr.: MW-0838-126

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Parts        Sec./Block Township Range Fract.Section Meridian State Counties   Survey Nr.
NWNW    34/            2-S           1-E      No                 2nd PM   IN    Crawford   

The first one here looks to be in the nature of a military service grant, though I have yet to locate any records of Michael serving in any military capacity.  The other two grants show no indication of any military connection:

Names
Patentee: MICHAEL DILLMAN

  Survey

State: INDIANA
Acres: 38.7
Metes/Bounds: No
 
Title Transfer

Issue Date: 1/3/1855
Land Office: Jeffersonville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
 
  Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 23916
Accession/Serial Nr.: IN2950__.220
BLM Serial Nr.: IN NO S/N
 
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Parts         Sec./Block Township Range Fract.Section  Meridian State Counties    Survey Nr.
SWNW      3/                 3-S             1-E       No                   2nd PM    IN      Crawford   



and:


Names

Patentee: MICHAEL DILLMAN
 
Survey

State: INDIANA
Acres: 39.1
Metes/Bounds: No
 
Title Transfer

Issue Date: 1/3/1855
Land Office: Jeffersonville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
 
Document Numbers

Document Nr.: 23975
Accession/Serial Nr.: IN2950__.275
BLM Serial Nr.: IN NO S/N
 
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Parts       Sec./Block  Township  Range Fract.Section Meridian State Counties  Survey Nr.
NENE     3/                3-S            1-E     No                  2nd PM  IN     Crawford   



I've taken the relevant section of the USGS topographical map for the area and marked the above land areas on it:

USGS Topographical map. Part of Crawford County, Indiana.

The areas marked in yellow are the approximate locations of the patents.  Note in the lower right, south of Curby, there is a mark for Dillman Church.  The church is still there, and across the road to the west is a small blue oblong.  This is Dillman Cemetery, where Michael and many of my other Dillman ancestors are buried.  Next time I visit the area, I will take this map and try to see what's on those parcels of land now.

Mappy Monday - Saint Cloud, Minnesota

This map of St. Cloud, Minnesota was created in 1896.  Alas, I acquired it years ago from a source I neglected to note, and thus I cannot credit them for its use.  Whoever you were, I thank you!

Looking at the map, you get a clear picture that cities are affected by geography, first and foremost.  Look at the city block layouts, and how they tend to parallel the river.  This makes for some interesting street layout and driving issues, with odd-angled intersections.  To further complicate this, St. Cloud became a railroad town very early on. You can see the railyard on the left side between the pink and grey sections.  My childhood home is in the pink section across the street from the railyard.  One of St. Cloud's quirks is that the rail lines bisect the city, with only a few crossing points, which drives traffic to funnel onto those few roads.

The heart of St. Cloud is in the yellow section on the west bank.  All of the old downtown is in there, and the St. Cloud State University (originally the St. Cloud Normal School) campus.  To the west of the curviest part of the river there is a small lake, Lake George.  I live within a few blocks of this lake.  Decades ago, the lake was reduced in size, and now occupies only about the northernmost 1/3 of the area shown on this map.  It's really little more than a pond in a city park now, and heavily landscaped.