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2019 Map of Stillwell

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Stillwell and the surrounding township of Kankakee define this part of LaPorte County, where the landscape is intricately tied to the drainage patterns of the Little Kankakee River and the larger Kankakee River. The area is marked by an extensive network of man-made waterways like Breckenridge Ditch, Roda Ditch, and Barringer Ditch, reflecting a long history of engineering the wetlands for agricultural use.

Residential growth is concentrated in pockets such as Salem Heights and around the shores of Fish Lake and Upper Fish Lake. These lakeside communities, accessed via roads like Lakeside Dr and Southwood Blvd, provide a contrast to the grid-patterned farmlands that span the rest of the territory. The map also records the small settlement of Hamlet and various rural landmarks such as Pine Creek and Mill Cr, capturing the contemporary balance between protected river corridors and managed agricultural plains.