Loading map...

2016 Map of Springville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Springville and the northern reaches of LaPorte anchor this map of rural Indiana, where the headwaters of the Galena River and the Little Kankakee River shape the land's drainage. The landscape is a mix of agricultural fields and glacial lakes, including Tee Lake, Hog Lake, and the larger Pine Lake and Fishtrap Lake near the city. This area is historically significant for its scattered early settlements and burial grounds that trace 19th-century migration patterns, such as Shippeeburg Cem, Rossburg Cem, and Quaker Cem.

Infrastructure here is defined by a grid of county roads like W 900 N and N Fail RD, alongside several drainage ditches like Warwick Ditch and Downing Arm that have long supported the region's farming economy. The presence of the community of Rolling Prairie in the east and smaller locations like Smith and Byron illustrate the dense network of small-town centers that once served as vital hubs for the surrounding countryside.