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2013 Map of Idaville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Idaville anchors the southeastern corner of this White County landscape, where the local road network begins to tighten around the small settlement. The surrounding terrain is defined by an extensive system of engineered waterways and natural streams that speak to the area's agricultural development. Water management is central to the local geography, visible through a grid of drainage features such as Carnahan Ditch Number Two, Timmons Ditch, and Burgett Ditch, which intersect the flat Indiana plains to support the surrounding farms.

Moving north and west, the map identifies the smaller locales of Sitka and Bell Center, the latter situated near the northern edge by Ackerman Ditch. These points of interest are connected by a precise rectilinear road system including N 1100 E and E 500 N, which cross several meandering natural watercourses like Pike Cr, Church Cr, and Rattlesnake Cr. The transition from natural creek beds to straight-line ditches illustrates the long-term human modification of the local hydrology to reclaim and maintain productive land.