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1956 Map of Lorane

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Lorane
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Glacial topography and small-town Indiana life intersect in this mid-century study of the Whitley County landscape. The village of Larwill serves as a primary hub, situated along the Pennsylvania railroad line and the historic Old Trail Road. To the north, the area is defined by a dense cluster of kettle lakes, including the expansive Goose Lake and Troy Cedar Lake, which borders the site of Camp Whitley.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the distribution of rural civic life, from the Township Sch to several well-documented burial grounds such as Adams Cem and Bethel Cem. The transition from Etna Township through Richland into Columbia reveals a pattern of dispersed farmsteads connected by named rural routes like Scheckler Road and Platiner Road, while the County Home in the southeast corner points to the social infrastructure of the mid-1950s.