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1931 Map of Walkerville SE

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Walkerville SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Hesperia serves as the primary hub of this 1931 survey, straddling the border between Newfield and Greenwood townships. The village is positioned where State Highway No 82 meets the winding White River, which carves a path through a landscape dotted with numerous small lakes and wetlands, including McLaren Lake and Horseshoe Lake.

A dense network of rural one-room schoolhouses defines the social geography of the era, reflecting a time when education was strictly localized to rural districts. Researchers will find McLaren Lake Sch, McGill Sch, Sturtevant Sch, Phelps Sch, Cushman Sch, Doud Sch, McCallum Sch, and Tyndall Sch spaced evenly across the sections. The map reveals the intricate water system of the South Branch White River and its tributaries like Braton Creek and Cushman Creek, which provided critical drainage for the surrounding agricultural lands.