2022 Map of Alexandria

About this map

Alexandria serves as the central hub of this north-central Indiana landscape, where the urban grid gives way to a highly managed agricultural plain defined by a complex drainage network. The town of Summitville sits to the northeast, while Orestes and Gimco City are positioned along the southern corridor, illustrating the cluster of residential centers that emerged around the region's transport routes. The land is intersected by numerous named waterways including Pipe Creek, Big Duck Cr, and Lilly Cr, alongside engineered channels like Swanfeldt Ditch and Cochran Ditch. These features point to the historical necessity of field drainage to support the productive farmland of Madison County. Family and local history is preserved in several rural burial grounds scattered across the townships, such as Mount Pisgah Cem and Forrestville Cem, which remain as landmarks amidst the expansive sections of the Public Land Survey System.