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1961 Map of Elkhart

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Elkhart
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Elkhart sits at the vital confluence where the Elkhart River meets the St Joseph River, a geography that shaped its industrial and urban growth. By the early 1960s, the city's residential footprint was expanding rapidly through neighborhoods like Greenleaf Manor and East Lake Estates, while the Indiana East-West Toll Road established a modern transit corridor north of the city center. This survey captures a transition in transportation, showing the Conrail lines alongside the developing Elkhart Municipal Airport.

Local landmarks such as the Biblical Seminary and the sprawling Studebaker Park anchor the community, while numerous educational sites like Osolo Sch and Township High Sch illustrate the mid-century population boom. To the south, the settlement of Dunlap appears along the rail lines, and to the north, Simonton Lake and Heaton Lake define the suburban recreational landscape. Genealogists will find significant detail in the mapping of Rice Cem, Prairie St Cem, and Rowe Cem.