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2022 Map of Nappanee West

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Nappanee West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Nappanee and the older settlement of Locke serve as the primary hubs in this landscape where four Indiana counties converge. The drainage patterns of northern Indiana are clearly visible through an extensive network of named waterways, including the Middle Fork Yellow River and Baugo Creek. These natural features are heavily modified by a complex system of agricultural drainage ditches, many bearing family names such as Sarah Hershberger Ditch, Walter Wisler Ditch, and the Fisher-Gordon Ditch.

Transportation infrastructure reflects both historic routes and industrial necessities, centered on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor. The grid of rural roads is punctuated by the diagonal path of the Plymouth Goshen Trail, a traditional thoroughfare cutting across township lines. The survey also details the precise boundaries between St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko counties, illustrating how these administrative lines intersect the local geography of ditches and farm roads.