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1957 Map of Warsaw

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Warsaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Warsaw serves as the focal point of this mid-century Indiana survey, situated between Center Lake and the expansive Winona Lake. The map details a well-established community anchored by the Courthouse and the County Fairgrounds, with residential growth expanding toward the educational hub of Winona. This area is notable for its concentration of academic and religious institutions, including Grace College and the Winona Lake School of Theology.

Beyond the urban center, the landscape is defined by a dense network of glacial lakes such as Pike Lake, Muskellunge Lake, and Carr Lake. Rural life is marked by several neighborhood congregations like Walnut Creek Ch and Pleasant Grove Ch, alongside family-named infrastructure like Keefer-Evans Road. The presence of the Conrail line and the County Home reflect the region's 20th-century social and industrial organization before later developments altered the local character.