1992 Map of Nappanee East

About this map

Nappanee anchors the northwestern corner of this landscape, where the Grand Army of the Republic Highway cuts across the divide between Elkhart and Kosciusko Counties. The area is defined by a dense network of water management features like Wisler Ditch and Fisher-Gordon Ditch, essential to the agricultural productivity of Union and Jackson townships. Small rural centers such as Gravelton and Hastings appear as quiet clusters of settlement, often centered around community landmarks like the Township Sch or the Brumbaugh Cem. Numerous country houses of worship are scattered across the grid, including Wisler Ch, Union Center Ch, and the isolated Island Chapel in the south. The mapping revisions from the early 1990s show the expansion of the city limits near Stauffer Park, juxtaposed against the enduring rural character of the Turkey Creek drainage.