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1940 Map of Orland

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Orland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Glacial lakes and wetlands define the landscape of northeast Indiana in this survey, where the border between LaGrange Co and Steuben Co meets the Michigan Indiana state line. The town of Orland sits as a central hub, surrounded by a dense network of water bodies including Wall Lake, Lime Lake, and Mud Lake. The presence of the Orland Fish Hatchery and the path of Vistula Road indicate an area established around natural resources and early transportation routes.

Rural community life is anchored by family-named cemeteries and country churches, such as Jackson Prairie Cem and East Springfield Ch. The southern portion of the map transitions into the open terrain of Jackson Prairie, drained by the winding courses of Pigeon Creek and Turkey Creek. This 1939 topography by A. G. England and Shirley Waggener provides a detailed look at the scattered settlements of Greenfield Mills and Brushy Prairie before mid-century modernization altered these small-town corridors.