2019 Map of Wakarusa

About this map

The town of Wakarusa anchors this section of northern Indiana, where the landscape is defined by an intricate network of drainage systems essential to the region's agricultural history. Flowing through the center of the sheet, Baugo Creek is joined by numerous named waterways including Werntz Ditch, Barkey Ditch, and the uniquely named Beman Birk Newcomer Ditch. This 2019 survey illustrates the established township divisions of t36n r4e and t37n r4e, showing a transition from the structured residential grid of the town center to the sprawling rural acreage of Eby Field. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several burial grounds, such as Pletcher Cem situated within the town limits and the rural Resthaven Cem and Shutts Cem located to the west and north. These landmarks, along with a dense grid of county roads like Madison Rd and Nappanee St, reveal the persistent settlement patterns of this St. Joseph and Elkhart County borderland.