2019 Map of Walkerton

About this map

Walkerton serves as the primary hub of this landscape where St. Joseph, Marshall, and Starke counties converge. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of managed waterways, including the Angeline Lemert Ditch, Lawrence Pontius Ditch, and Jesse McKesson Ditch, which reflect the region's long history of agricultural drainage and wetland management. Settlement patterns are concentrated around the intersection of rail corridors and county lines, with the small community of Teegarden situated to the east and the recreational waters of Koontz Lake to the south. Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks, such as Barber Cem and Tyner Cem, alongside family-named water features like Peter Sarber Ditch and Sherman Emmons Ditch, which provide clues to early landownership and the modification of the northern Indiana prairie.