Historical maps are available at the Kosciusko County Surveyor’s Office

The following is a list of the maps used in a presentation by Kosciusko County Surveyor, Mike Kissinger, at the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum on September 1, 2022. These maps and more are available as digital files (pdf, jpeg, or png) or printed copies and may be obtained by contacting Amy Hurd at the Kosciusko County Surveyor’s Office via phone (574-265-2914), email at ahurd@kcgov.com, or in person on the first floor of the Kosciusko County Courthouse, 100 W Center St, Warsaw, IN 46580.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Native American Treaty Map – Unknown Date

 

Map of Indiana – 1826

 

Native American Villages Map – 1800s

 

Flat Belly Reserve – 1834

 

Flat Belly Reserve Aerial Outline – Present Day

 

Turkey Creek West – 1907

 

Turkey Creek Flat Belly Reserve – 1907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey Creek with Flat Belly Reserve – 1838

 

Map of Native American Trails – Unknown Date

 

1866 County Map

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1879 County Map

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wawasee & Syracuse Lakes – 1924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbee Lakes – 1938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partial Map of Wawasee & Syracuse – 1944

 

Syracuse Lake Photograph – Unknown Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warsaw Map – 1877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Webster & Backwater Lakes – 1938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waubee Lake – 1938

 

Other Kosciusko County maps available include:
County Atlas (1879 & 1914)
County Maps (as early as 1866)
Township Maps (as early as 1866)
Various Town Maps
Various Lake Maps (including elevations)
Topographic Maps
Aerial Imagery (as early as 1938)

 

*Specific map requests not listed may be inquired of by contacting the Surveyor’s Office.