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1962 Map of Palmer

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Palmer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Lake Eliza serves as a focal point in this portion of Northwest Indiana, where the rural landscape of Porter and Lake counties is defined by a dense network of country roads and historical railroads. The transportation corridor is anchored by the Erie Lackawanna RR, Grand Trunk Western RR, and Pennsylvania RR, which historically facilitated the movement of goods and people between Chicago and the east.

Settlement patterns are reflected in small communities like Palmer, Beatrice, and Sedley, along with institutional anchors such as Union Center Jr High Sch. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed regarding local burial grounds, including Blachly Cem, Mosier Cem, Guernsey Cem, Frame Cem, Ludington Cem, and Shurr Cem. The drainage of the land is visible through engineered features like Peregrine Ditch and natural watercourses like Deep River and Salt Creek, illustrating the transition from agricultural tracts to early suburban development.