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1958 Map of Lakeville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Lakeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Pennsylvania Railroad and Wabash Railroad converge at the village of Lakeville, creating a vital transport hub in south-central St. Joseph County during the late 1950s. This agricultural landscape is crisscrossed by an extensive network of drainage ditches, such as Dixon W Place Ditch and Jackson Ditch, which support the farms surrounding smaller settlements like Gilmer Park and Nutwood.

Local history is preserved in the numerous country churches and cemeteries that dot the township lines, including Sumption Prairie Ch and the Porter Cem. A distinctive cultural boundary, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary Road, cuts diagonally across the northern portion of the map, marking a legacy of early land division. The map also captures specialized land uses of the era, from the Conservation Club near Catfish Lake to the secluded Camp Milhouse and the residential clusters near Riddles Lake.