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1958 Map of Nappanee West

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Nappanee West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Nappanee and the village of Locke anchor this landscape along the border of Elkhart and Marshall counties during the late 1950s. The region is defined by a dense network of country schools and churches that served the agricultural community, including the Borkholder Sch, Weldy Sch, and the South Union Chapel. The Army of the Republic Highway cuts an east-west path across the center, passing the outskirts of town and several family-named landmarks.

Water management is central to the area's geography, evidenced by a complex system of drainage channels such as Bixler Ditch, Wisler Ditch, and Hepler Ditch. These man-made features highlight the transformation of the northern Indiana terrain for farming. Genealogists may find value in the specific locations of the County Line Ch and Hepton Union Ch, which served residents across the townships of Madison, German, and Locke.