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2013 Map of Shipshewana

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Shipshewana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Shipshewana serves as the central hub of this northern Indiana landscape, where a dense grid of local roads meets a complex network of agricultural drainage ditches and natural waterways. The town's layout, centered on streets like Davis St and E Middlebury St, is surrounded by a patchwork of small lakes and marshes, most notably Shipshewana Lake with its lakeside community at Beatys Beach. To the north and west, the Pigeon River meanders through the countryside near the small settlement of Scott.

The area's long-standing agricultural character is evidenced by the numerous named ditches, such as Page Ditch, Truesdale Ditch, and Van Natta Ditch, which have reshaped the hydrology around Cotton Lake and Taylor Lake. Further south, the Little Elkhart River cuts across the southwestern corner, while Wolfe Field Airport provides a modern aerial connection to this traditional farming region. Small hamlets like Seyberts dot the eastern edge, connected by a strictly rectilinear road system that defines the township borders.