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2019 Map of South Whitley East

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of South Whitley East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Eel River winds across this section of Northern Indiana, anchoring a landscape defined by its agricultural heritage and intricate drainage network. While the town of South Whitley occupies the western edge, the map reveals smaller historic nodes such as Tunker, Washington Center, and Luther situated near the Whitley Co Huntington Co line. These settlements reflect the late 19th and early 20th-century rural infrastructure, where local life centered around crossroad hamlets and nearby burial grounds like Cleveland Cem and Saint Peters Cem.

The terrain is meticulously managed through an extensive system of waterways, including Sugar Cr, Hurricane Cr, and numerous man-made channels like Lehman Ditch and Kaufman Ditch. This web of ditches and creeks illustrates the engineering required to sustain the region's productive farmland. The grid of country roads, from Carroll Rd to W Whitley Rd, provides a clear view of the land partitions and property access in this fertile corridor of the Midwest.