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2016 Map of Ripley

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Ripley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Ripley stands at the center of a complex network of managed waterways in this section of rural Pulaski County. The landscape is defined by an extensive system of man-made channels and improved natural flows, including Dressler Ditch, Thompson Br, and Quigley Marsh Ditch, reflecting a long history of land reclamation and agricultural drainage. This hydraulic infrastructure allows for a grid-based road system that connects isolated rural homesteads and agricultural tracts.

Local landmarks such as Burroughs Cem offer connection points for genealogical research, while the presence of Sommers Airport and the Graves Landing Strip indicates the importance of light aviation to this farming community. The map traces the precise routes of numerous water features like Lincoln Ditch and Budd-Fisher Ditch, which reveal the specific topography and land-use patterns of the mid-2010s in northwestern Indiana.