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1962 Map of St. John

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of St. John
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The town of St John and the northern shores of Cedar Lake anchor this 1962 landscape, which was later updated in 1980 to show the rapid expansion of Lake County residential areas. Large-scale institutional and commemorative sites occupy the terrain between Schererville and Lincoln Village, including the expansive Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Memory Lane Memorial Cem. The area’s religious history is evidenced by the Salesian Junior Seminary and Capuchin Seminary, while recreational growth is marked by the Lake Hills Country Club and Cedar Lake Golf Club.

Natural drainage patterns define the township boundaries, with the Turkey Creek valley in the northeast and Beaver Dam Ditch cutting across the central plains. Transportation is dominated by a grid of arterial roads like 93D Avenue and 101st Avenue, alongside the heavy rail corridors of Conrail. This map provides a look at Northwest Indiana before modern suburban densification completely reshaped the gaps between these older settlements.