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2016 Map of Kingsford Heights

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Kingsford Heights
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Kingsford Heights serves as the primary residential anchor in this 2016 survey of the northern Indiana landscape. The town's structured street grid, including Hamilton Rd and Evanston Rd, stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding agricultural terrain. The landscape is heavily defined by an intricate network of drainage engineering, essential for managing the low-lying areas near the Kankakee River. Numerous named waterways like Porter Ditch, Maurey Ditch, and Salisbury Ditch crisscross the townships of T35N and T34N, illustrating the long-term human effort to reclaim and maintain this fertile ground for farming.

Small rural clusters such as Tracy, Union Center, and South Center are dispersed throughout the region, connected by a network of county roads. The southern portion of the map is marked by the border between LaPorte Co and Starke Co, where the natural course of the Kankakee River winds through the wetlands. Features like Conboy Arm and Place Ditch Arm highlight the localized naming of water management systems that characterize the LaPorte County countryside.