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2011 Map of Niles West

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Niles West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Saint Joseph River winds through this landscape on the border of Michigan and Indiana, anchoring a region of well-established riverfront communities and prairie settlements. To the west, Buchanan is detailed alongside its local landmarks like the Buchanan Post Office, while the city of Niles dominates the eastern bank of the river. The southern portion of the map is defined by the Portage Prairie, a distinct agricultural and topographical feature where the Portage Prairie Cemetery sits as a legacy of early settlement patterns.

Genealogists and local historians will find an exceptional concentration of burial grounds throughout this survey, from the Sherwood Cemetery and Dragon Cemetery near the river bluffs to the Bertrand Protestant Cemetery near the State Line. Notable landmarks such as the Fernwood Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve and the residential clusters at Dreamwold Heights and Dutch Corners illustrate the mix of conservation and mid-century suburban expansion characteristic of the South Bend hinterlands.