2019 Map of La Paz

About this map

The town of La Paz serves as the central hub of this northern Indiana landscape, where the intersection of Dixie Hwy and the rail corridors at La Paz Junction anchor the local geography. The area is defined by an intricate network of drainage ditches that speak to the agricultural engineering of Marshall County, including the Jesse McKesson Ditch and Emma Mishler Ditch. These waterways weave through a patchwork of rural homesteads and smaller settlements such as Harris and Linkville. Local history is preserved in several burial grounds like Fairmount Cem and Mount Zion Cem, which are scattered among the section lines. The presence of Birkey Private Airport and Sherk Field indicates a reliance on small-scale aviation within this farming community, while the St. Joseph Co line marks the northern boundary of the survey.