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1962 Map of Monticello North

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Monticello North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Tippecanoe River carves through the landscape of White County, forming the recreational and residential heart of the region. By the early 1960s, the impoundment of Lake Shafer and Lake Freeman had transformed the river valley into a hub of leisure, anchored by the iconic Indiana Beach amusement area and the Tippecanoe Country Club. This era shows a community in transition, where old agricultural names like Guernsey and Norway sit adjacent to burgeoning shoreline developments like the Isle of Homes.

Transportation networks define the upland plains, with the Seaboard and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads connecting rural depots to the county seat at Monticello. Local history is preserved in the numerous family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including Wilson Cem and Mc Killip Cem, while a vast network of drainage features like Mc Killip Ditch and Hoagland Ditch highlights the intensive engineering required to manage the Indiana prairie for farming.