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2016 Map of Knox East

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Yellow River flows through the heart of this Starke County landscape, shaping a terrain defined by an intricate network of drainage systems such as Danielson Ditch, Morse Ditch, and Craigmile Ditch. The western edge of the map features the eastern reaches of Knox, where the street grid includes historically named thoroughfares like E Washington St and E Mound St. This area is a significant hub for genealogy, containing several burial grounds including Crown Hill Cem, Oak Grove Cem, and Holy Cross Cem.

Settlement patterns follow the intersection of rural roads and water management, with the community of Hamlet in the north and Ober to the southeast. To the south, the shoreline of Bass Lake is bordered by residential developments along Rosewood Blvd. The presence of Singleton's Landing Strip and the route of E Yellowstone Trl highlight the region's transport history, connecting these small farming and lakeside communities across the flat, engineered wetlands of northern Indiana.