1969 Map of Knox East

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The Yellow River winds through the heart of Starke County, anchoring a landscape defined by its intricate drainage network and the convergence of major rail lines. This 1969 revision details the expansion of Knox, the county seat, showing the development of Sandy Acres Park and the County Airport alongside established institutions like Crown Hill Cem and St Thomas Sch. The surrounding rural townships of Oregon, Washington, and Center are stitched together by the Penn Central railroad, which services smaller settlements such as Grovertown, Hamlet, and Ober. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous family and parish burial grounds, including Swartzell Cem, Oak Grove Cem, and Fletcher Cem, while the vast system of man-made waterways like Bailey Ditch and Cox Ditch illustrates the era's intensive agricultural land management.