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2019 Map of Vandalia

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Diamond Lake and its prominent Diamond Island anchor the southwestern portion of this Cass County landscape, surrounded by a cluster of lakeside developments including Spring Beach, Diamond Shores, and Eagle Point. The interior terrain is defined by a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands, such as Donnell Lake, Paradise Lake, and Little Fish Lake, connected by the winding path of Christiana Creek.

Settlement patterns follow the intersection of local routes like Dutch Settlement Road and Gards Prairie Road, with the villages of Vandalia and Penn serving as central hubs. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for its documentation of numerous burial sites, including the Youngs Prairie Cem and Prairie Grove Cem, alongside the Bogue Street Memorial Garden. The eastern edge of the village of Cassopolis appears along the western margin, illustrating the proximity of the county seat to these rural townships and water bodies.