Shelbyville Anticline (Discarded)

Location

T11N, R3E, and vicinity, Shelby County

References

Newton 1941

Description

The Shelbyville Anticline was mapped as trending northwest for about 9 miles (14 km) and having two separate areas of closure on the "upper Bogota" limestone. Maps contoured on several Pennsylvanian units (DuBois 1951) indicate structural highs in the area, but the configuration varies markedly from one unit to another. The current Beech Creek ("Barlow") Limestone structure map (ISGS open files) indicates this to be an area that dips toward the east with subtle troughs and noses. Because no well defined anticline exists in this area, use of the name Shelbyville Anticline should be discontinued.

See also EAST LOUDEN ANTICLINE (discarded).