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2010 Map of Nappanee West

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Nappanee West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Nappanee anchors the eastern edge of this landscape, where the town's residential grid meets an expansive agricultural hinterland defined by an intricate network of drainage systems. The map reveals the heavy modification of the local hydrology through features like Sarah Hershberger Ditch, Walter Wisler Ditch, and Berlin Court Grand Ditch, which channel water toward the Middle Fork Yellow River and Baugo Creek. These engineered waterways, many bearing family names, illustrate the intensive land management required for farming in this part of Elkhart County.

Diagonal transit routes like the Plymouth Goshen Trl cut across the standard section lines, reflecting older settlement patterns that preceded the rigid modern road grid. North of the city, the small cluster at Locke serves as a reminder of the area's earlier community centers that remained distinct even as larger neighbors grew. The map provides a precise look at rural property access through a dense web of numbered and named routes such as Shively Rd and Dogwood Rd.