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1961 Map of Arcola

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Arcola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The town of Arcola and its surrounding townships define this landscape on the boundary of Allen and Whitley Counties. Recorded in the early 1960s with revisions through the turn of the 1980s, the map documents a period of significant suburban expansion west of Fort Wayne. Residential developments like Liberty Hills, Parkway Hills, and Rolling Hills appear as modern subdivisions encroaching on the established agricultural grid. These newer neighborhoods contrast with the older railroad-oriented character of Arcola and the small settlement at Dunfee.

Water management is a central feature of the terrain, with an intricate network of drainage systems including Gangwer Ditch, Taylor Ditch, and Bass Ditch feeding into Aboite Creek. Genealogical interest is found in local landmarks like St Patricks Ch and its accompanying St Patricks Cem, alongside rural burial grounds such as Kelsey Cem and Broxon Cem. The transit corridor of the Norfolk and Western railway cuts through the southern tier, passing near the small community of Ellisville and the Little River.