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2013 Map of Grabill

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Grabill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Saint Joseph River and Maumee River systems define the drainage of this northeastern Indiana landscape, where the legacy of the historic Wabash and Erie Canal remains visible near the Bull Rapids Bridge. The area is anchored by the settlement of Grabill, showing a distinct grid of streets like Indiana St and Main St near the Sawmill Rd industrial corridor. Smaller communities such as Harlan, Milan Center, and Hursh are connected by a dense network of country roads including Antwerp Rd and Notestine Rd.

Surface water management is a dominant theme, evidenced by the extensive grid of man-made drainage ways like Witmer Ditch, Roth Ditch, and Boger Ditch. Large engineered bodies of water, specifically the Cedarville Reservoir and Hurshdown Reservoir, highlight the region's 21st-century infrastructure for water storage. For those tracing local history, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and crossings, such as the Hurshtown Bridge and Platter Bridge.