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2019 Map of Wingate

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Wingate and Elmdale anchor this West-Central Indiana landscape, a region defined by an intricate network of agricultural drainage and family burial grounds. The map reveals the meeting points of Fountain, Tippecanoe, and Montgomery counties, where rural life is organized around historic cemeteries like Wheeler Grove Cem and Meharry Cem. The land is dissected by numerous waterways, including the winding Big Shawnee Cr to the north and Turkey Run further south.

Genealogists will find a high density of small, named cemeteries throughout the township, such as Pleasant Hill Cem and the Old Turkey Run Cem. The infrastructure is dominated by the geometric grid of county roads and drainage systems like the Charles Ludlow Ditch and Joseph Ludlow Ditch, which converted the natural wetlands and prairie into productive farmland. This survey provides a precise record of these long-established family landmarks and local drainages.