A Timeline of Whitley County Maps
The Indiana State Library catalogs county maps from 1862 through modern plat books.
The Indiana State Library’s Whitley County map catalog provides a dated cartographic record of landownership, roads, postal delivery, lakes, townships, and communities. The holdings begin with an 1862 landowner index and include maps that can be viewed through Indiana Memory or requested in the Library’s map room.
Documented points
- 1862: index to landowners based on S. W. Wunderlich’s county map.
- 1902: Alfred A. Kist’s county map and business directory, with property owners indicated.
- 1910: U.S. Post Office Department map showing rural delivery service.
- 1916: George A. Ogle and Company standard atlas and plat book.
- 1927: Alexander Knisely’s historical map of Whitley County and a separate key.
- 1931: J. A. Pressler map of Smith Township from 1827 to 1931.
- 1939: county atlas and plat book with a historical sketch edited by Harry T. Yoder.
Why this matters
Ownership maps and atlases can show who was labeled near a road or section at one date. Recorded deeds and plats remain the evidence for conveyances and legal descriptions. Use map title, date, publisher, scale, and call number to avoid combining different editions.
Evidence status for A Timeline of Whitley County Maps
This article reports what the cited sources specifically establish about A Timeline of Whitley County Maps. Dates and collection ranges are attributed to their publishers; interpretation is kept separate from the documented points so the account can be checked and corrected.
Source boundary
The map illustration used in this site’s design is decorative. It is not Whitley County cartography; only the cataloged maps linked from this page should be treated as geographic evidence.
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