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2010 Map of Albion

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Albion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Albion serves as a central hub in this Noble County landscape, where the grid of rural roads meets the irregular shores of Little Lake. The surrounding terrain is defined by an intricate network of water management, including the North Branch Elkhart River and the South Branch Elkhart River, which are supplemented by numerous man-made channels like Summers Ditch and Schwab Ditch. This drainage system reflects a long history of agricultural engineering designed to manage the glacial lake basins of northern Indiana.

To the north, the West Lakes chain, including Waldron Lake and Steinbarger Lake, highlights a shift toward water-based recreation and lakeside settlement. Historical burial sites are distributed across the township, from Rose Hill Cemetery near the town center to the more remote Orange Cemetery and Wright Cemetery. Small communities such as Brimfield, Wawaka, and Cosperville anchor the outlying areas, while Dukes Bridge provides a crossing over the river north of Waldron Lake.