1962 Map of North Judson SE

About this map

Agricultural development in the early 1960s defines this landscape in northwestern Indiana, where a complex network of drainage canals like Tetzloff Ditch, Lizenby Ditch, and Stromberg Ditch made the land viable for farming. The map reveals a rural society structured by family-named roads and institutions, including Little Alva Ch, St Johns Ch, and several small burial grounds such as Bowman Cem and Sutton Cem. The intersection of the Monon Railroad and Big Monon Railroad provided vital transit for the area's agricultural output. Numerous gravel pits and the presence of a Pipeline signify the industrial and infrastructural growth occurring between the townships of Cass, Rich Grove, and White Post. This survey captures the region just as modern surveying techniques began recording the fine details of fence lines and field boundaries across the flat Indiana plains.