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2022 Map of Hartford City East

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Hartford City East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Blackford County Courthouse serves as the focal point of Hartford City, where a traditional Midwestern street grid gives way to an intricate network of agricultural drainage systems. The landscape is defined by its water management, featuring named channels such as Huggens Ditch, Wentz Ditch, and Whipple Ditch that crisscross the farmlands of t23n r10e and surrounding townships. These ditches facilitate the heavy cultivation of the plains surrounding the primary settlement and the smaller community of Millgrove to the southeast.

Genealogists will find several significant burial sites, including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cem and the Personett Cem. The presence of Lake Placid and Hoover Park provides a glimpse into the local recreation and civic spaces of this Blackford County region. To the west, the Hickory Hills Airport and the waters of Big Lick Cr mark the transition from the urban center to the productive rural interior.