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1959 Map of Stroh

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Stroh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Glacial lakes and small settlements define this corner of Northeast Indiana at the close of the 1950s. The community of Stroh serves as a central hub, situated just west of the sprawling Big Turkey Lake, while further south, residential clusters like Indianola, Hartzel, and Lakeview line the western shore of Long Lake. The landscape is a complex network of water bodies, including McClish Lake, Lake of the Woods, and Little Turkey Lake, separated by low rises such as Sand Hill.

Social life is anchored by country churches and schools, including Bethel Ch, St Mary of the Angels Ch, and the Salem Center Sch. Local history is preserved in several small burial grounds like Reed Cem and Wright Cem. This survey illustrates a quiet rural economy connected by an extensive grid of numbered county roads, where the drainage of Turkey Creek and Mud Creek dictates the placement of roads and farmsteads near the LaGrange and Steuben County line.