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2013 Map of New Carlisle

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of New Carlisle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

New Carlisle and Rolling Prairie anchor this northern Indiana landscape, where a dense network of country roads connects historic farming communities and glacial water bodies. The terrain is defined by a concentration of significant lakes, including Hudson Lake, Saugany Lake, and Silver Lake, which have long shaped the local settlement patterns and recreation. The residential layout at Lake Park and the nearby Hudson Lake community show a distinct concentration of development centered on the water's edge, contrasting with the more linear agricultural grids surrounding small hamlets like Birchim and Hicks.

Transportation infrastructure plays a critical role in the area's layout, with the diagonal path of the railway and major highways intersecting the traditional township road system. Aviation history is represented by Cummings Field Airport south of the primary settlements. To the south and east, the landscape transitions into a system of managed waterways like Taylor Ditch and Roda Ditch, indicating the historical efforts to reclaim and manage the prairie wetlands for agricultural use.