Monroe County Aerial Photo Coverage 1958

Note that the (yellow) table outlines an imaginary map of Monroe County (similar to the 1980 and 1967 photo sets). If you locate yourself on a county map, then visualize yourself in a simliar part of this table, then you will have approximately your desired location on the 1958 photo map. Another way to locate yourself is to realize that the table has approximately 12 photos in a column (or Flt# = Flight of the plane taking pictures). That covers 4 townships top to bottom or 24 sections. And this means that each photo contains in its center, a 4 "section" square as shown here:

Apparently, the aerial photographers take extra large photos to make sure there is plenty of overlap for matching on all sides. The photos are almost 2 feet on a side and it seems that a mile is just about 8 3/4 inches. Another way to state matters is that 2 13/16 inches on the official county map is equal to 14 3/8 inches on the photo. A 5.1111 ratio. Still, if you make use of this, you may have some rather rough reckoning since some flights/columns contain 13 photos and not 12. Good luck!!

Concerning missing photos, I am now in doubt as to whether as many are missing as the chart would seem to indicate. It may be that overlap shifts in Flight 7 so that, say, photo 2V-107 is actually adjacent to 1V-29, thus squeezing out some of Flight 7's column in the northern reaches if you get my drift. It will take some more detailed analysis on my part with the actual photos in hand to solve some of this mystery. Meanwhile, the chart as shown is the best I can offer.

1958's Numbered Aerial Photos in Genealogy Library
((This is the updated version as of 9-13-2004))
R2W R1W R1E Mostly
Brown
Located Flt#1 Flt#2 Flt#3 Flt#4 Flt#5 Flt#6 Flt#7 Flt#8 Flt#9 Flt#10

Morgan 2V-66 2V-60 2V-5 1V-166 1V-107 2V-109 1V-miss 1V-miss 1V-37 Morgan
T10N 2V-67 2V-58 2V-7 1V-168 1V-109 2V-107 1V-miss 1V-29 1V-39 Brown
2V-69 2V-56 2V-9 1V-170 1V-111 2V-105 1V-miss 1V-27 1V-41 Brown
2V-71 2V-55 2V-11 1V-172 1V-113 2V-103 1V-miss 1V-25 1V-43 Brown
T9N 2V-73 2V-53 2V-13 1V-174 1V-115 2V-153 1V-miss 1V-23 1V-45 Brown
2V-75 2V-51 2V-14 1V-176 1V-117 2V-151 1V-miss 1V-21 1V-47 Brown
2V-77 2V-49 2V-16 1V-178 1V-119 2V-149 1V-miss 1V-19 1V-49 Brown
T8N 2V-79 2V-47 2V-18 1V-180 1V-121 2V-147 1V-miss 1V-17 1V-51 Brown
2V-81 2V-45 2V-20 2V-182 1V-123 2V-145 1V-miss 1V-15 1V-53 Brown
2V-83 2V-43 2V-22 2V-116 1V-124 2V-143 1V-86 1V-13 1V-55 Brown
T7N 2V-85 2V-40 2V-24 2V-117 1V-126 2V-141 1V-84 1V-11 1V-57 Brown
2V-87 2V-38 2V-26 2V-119 1V-128 2V-139 1V-82 1V-9 1V-? 2V-95
2V-89 2V-36 2V-28 2V-121 1V-130 2V-137 1V-80 1V-7 1V-58 2V-97
Lawrence 2V-90 2V-35 2V-30 2V-123 1V-miss 2V-135 1V-78 1V-5 1V-60 2V-99

1958's Numbered Aerial Photos in Genealogy Library ((This is the updated version as of 9-13-2004))
	R2W	R1W	R1E	Mostly Brown
Located	Flt#1	Flt#2	Flt#3	Flt#4	Flt#5	Flt#6	Flt#7	Flt#8	Flt#9	Flt#10
Morgan	2V-66	2V-60	2V-5	1V-166	1V-107	2V-109	1V-miss	1V-miss	1V-37	Morgan
T10N	2V-67	2V-58	2V-7	1V-168	1V-109	2V-107	1V-miss	1V-29	1V-39	Brown
2V-69	2V-56	2V-9	1V-170	1V-111	2V-105	1V-miss	1V-27	1V-41	Brown
2V-71	2V-55	2V-11	1V-172	1V-113	2V-103	1V-miss	1V-25	1V-43	Brown
T9N	2V-73	2V-53	2V-13	1V-174	1V-115	2V-153	1V-miss	1V-23	1V-45	Brown
2V-75	2V-51	2V-14	1V-176	1V-117	2V-151	1V-miss	1V-21	1V-47	Brown
2V-77	2V-49	2V-16	1V-178	1V-119	2V-149	1V-miss	1V-19	1V-49	Brown
T8N	2V-79	2V-47	2V-18	1V-180	1V-121	2V-147	1V-miss	1V-17	1V-51	Brown
2V-81	2V-45	2V-20	2V-182	1V-123	2V-145	1V-miss	1V-15	1V-53	Brown
2V-83	2V-43	2V-22	2V-116	1V-124	2V-143	1V-86	1V-13	1V-55	Brown
T7N	2V-85	2V-40	2V-24	2V-117	1V-126	2V-141	1V-84	1V-11	1V-57	Brown
2V-87	2V-38	2V-26	2V-119	1V-128	2V-139	1V-82	1V-9	1V-?	2V-95
2V-89	2V-36	2V-28	2V-121	1V-130	2V-137	1V-80	1V-7	1V-58	2V-97
Lawrence	2V-90	2V-35	2V-30	2V-123	1V-miss	2V-135	1V-78	1V-5	1V-60	2V-99

Land Mark Highlights

Some more inexact information for the obsessively 
exact map user. I hope to expand these references as 
time goes on.

Landmarks Noticed on Photo Key="XX-###" where "XX" is flight & "###" is group of last digits of photo.
List	Cont.	Cont.	Cont.
1-67 Gosport, Morgan Co.	2-60,3-5 Morgan Co. Line	6-149 East Rt46	6-153 Dolan
1-66 Gosport	2-51,53 Ellettsville	1-77 Whitehall	1-69 Stinesville
1-83 Stanford	1-71 Rt46-Owen	2-45 Old Airport	2-43 Rt45
5-111,113 Rt37	4-176,178 Bloomington	4-180 Bloomington Rt45	4-121 Winslow Farms
4-123 Lawrence Co.	9,10 - 60,99 Lawrence Co. Line	8-5 Lawrence Co. Line	6-137 Lawrence Co. Line