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2019 Map of North Manchester South

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of North Manchester South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Laketon and Ijamsville anchor this portion of Wabash County, where the landscape is defined by an intricate network of drainage ditches and small waterways feeding into the Eel River. The terrain is marked by the presence of several significant water bodies in the northwest, including Mud Lake and Round Lake, which sit adjacent to the small community of Laketon. This area shows a deep connection to its local history through numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Algers Cem and Laketon Cem, scattered among the rural township grids.

The southern portion of the map transitions into the agricultural reaches near Urbana, where Paw Paw Cr and Prairie Cr meander through the fields. The engineering of the land is evident in the many named channels like Miller Ditch and Staver Ditch, which were essential for managing the high water table of north-central Indiana to support its farming heritage. The edge of North Manchester appears in the northeast, where Pony Creek joins the Eel River.