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2010 Map of Saint Joe

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Saint Joe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The St Joseph River meanders through this portion of DeKalb County, anchoring the settlements of Saint Joe and Spencerville. The landscape is defined by an extensive network of managed waterways, including Smith Ditch, Weight Ditch, and Hoddelmier Ditch, which underscore the region's agricultural drainage history. These man-made channels intersect with natural flows like Bear Creek to create a highly regulated hydraulic environment.

For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with burial sites that reflect the early settlement patterns of the township. Locations such as Cosper Cemetery, Kraft Cemetery, and Concord Cemetery are distributed along the section lines, while the White City Cemetery sits near the river south of Spencerville. This 2010 survey also highlights legacy infrastructure such as Old Brick Rd, preserving the nomenclature of earlier transportation methods amidst the modern county road grid.