Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

470 South Shore Drive  



Section 28 History 1835-1922< Farrar' Point or Dinner Point - range is todays cottages of 290 - 343 South Shore Dr. An ad found on 21 May 1947 reads:

    For Sale - Restricted building area, first time offered for sale: Farrar Point, located directly across lake from Culver Military Academy, approx. 5 acres with 350 ft. lake frontage, excellent beach, large trees. Suitable for hotel site or small lake estate. This it the only point left on Lake Maxinkuckee for building site. Shown by appointment only. Phone 248 or 218-R


1922 - April 26 - Commissioners Sale
    Being a part of the Southeast quarter (SE 14/) of section twenty-eight (28), township thrity-two (32) north, rainge one (1) east, being described as follows:
      Beginning at a corner No. 5 on the west line of said quarter section, one thousand and seventy (1070) feet north of the southwest corner of said quarter section; thence north on the west line of said quarter section line, twelve hundred and six and seventy-five hundreths (1206.75) feet to a stake on the southwest shore of Lake Maxkinkuckee; thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore of said lake as it meanders to the east line of said southeast quarter section; thence south on the east line of said quarter section three hundred and thirty-three (333) feet to a corner marked "6"; thence north seventy-one (71) degrees thirty (30) minutes west twenty-rihgt hundred and fifteen and fifty hundredths (2815.50) feet to the place of beginning, consisting of forty (40) acres more or less
    Said real estate fronts on the southern end of Lake Maxinkuckee, the the north part thereof being about two miles south of the south corporation line of Culver, and this property is known as the Col Farrar cottage grounds, and comprises a little more than one-half mile of lake front, with good beach, which is all avaiable for platting into lake resort lots.


1922 - june 21 - The 40 acres at the south end of the lake known as the Col. Farrar property was sold last week to S. W. Medbourn.

Much of the South Shore, now home to some of the lake's finest residences, remained undeveloped until the post-World War II period.

1952 - Aug. 27 Oliver Shilling. Mr. Shilling has completed plans for the new subdivision. Located on the east side of the road, the properties of the subdivision will have access to the Lake along permanent easement


1952-61 - John H. Button
    1958 Lake Directory - John H. Button ). 140 Conradr, Kokomo, Ind-

    John H Button 6 JUN 1906 15 APR 1990 18 APR 1990 M 83 Calvary section Memorial Park Kokomo, Indiana

    Doris Lucille Parker Button 30 Jul 1907 17 Jul 1968 BURIAL Kokomo Memorial Park Cemetery Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana

    Isabell Button 1 May 1911 30 Dec 2000 BURIAL Kokomo Memorial Park Cemetery Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana,


1979-2016, Jun - Donald P. & Ann K. Button

2016, June-2017 - Don P. Button


    SHILLINGS SUB LOT 8 W1/2
    SHILLINGS SUB LOT 9
    SHILLINGS SUB LOT 10 E1/2