Old Maps of Ashley, Elba Township
Explore 13 old maps of Ashley, spanning from 1918 to today. These high-resolution historic maps reveal how streets, neighborhoods, landmarks, and natural features evolved over time — perfect for genealogy, metal detecting, research, and local history exploration.
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Ashley, Elba Township maps
(13)- 1918 Map of Elsie1918 Elsie1918 Print · USGSCentral Michigan farmland and river valleys are captured here at the end of the Great War. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous schoolhouses like Elba Center School and early rail stops at Carland, Bannister, and Munson Crossing.3 unique versions available
- 1943 Map of Elsie, 1944 Print1943 Elsie1944 Print · USGSMid-century central Michigan is captured here during the wartime years, showing the intersection of four counties. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schoolhouses like Kelsey Sch and Munson Sch or trace family roots in settlements such as Elsie, Ashley, and Bannister.
- 1954 Map of Midland, 1967 Print1954 Midland1967 Print · USGSMid-Michigan at the peak of the post-war era shows a landscape balancing industrial growth in Midland with the deep timberlands of the Manistee National Forest. Researchers can trace the legacy of the timber and rail era along the Pennsylvania RR or find family roots in river towns like Chesaning and Big Rapids.4 unique versions available
- 1958 Map of Midland1958 Midland1958 Print · USGSCentral Michigan in the late fifties is captured here during a period of transition for its university towns and industrial hubs. Genealogists and researchers can trace family lines through old rail-stop towns like Breckenridge and Chesaning or locate property near the Muskegon River and Prairie Farm.
- 1959 Map of Midland1959 Midland1959 Print · USGSMid-century Michigan comes alive in this survey of the central Lower Peninsula, from the streets of Grand Rapids to the Houghton Lake timberlands. Genealogists and rail fans can trace the Ann Arbor RR and Chesapeake and Ohio RR through towns like Big Rapids and Mount Pleasant.
- 1966 Map of Midland1966 Midland1966 Print · USGSCentral Michigan in the mid-1960s shows a landscape of growing manufacturing hubs and active resource extraction. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail corridors of the Grand Trunk Western or locate family-named landmarks near Oil wells and the Muskegon River.
- 1974 Map of Ashley, 1978 Print1974 Ashley1978 Print · USGSThe Gratiot County villages of Ashley and Bannister are shown during the mid-seventies when the local economy was still tied to rail and field. Researchers can trace family homesteads along Buchanan Road or study the rail junction between Conrail and the G T W lines.
- 1985 Map of Alma1985 Alma1985 Print · USGSCentral Michigan in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of steady agricultural communities and vital rail corridors. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through the detailed grids of Alma, Ithaca, and Chesaning, or locate rural landmarks like Riverside Cem and Lumberjack Land Airport.2 unique versions available
- 2011 Map of Ashley, 2011 Print2011 Ashley2011 Print · USGSCovers Ashley, including Washington Township, Hamilton Township, and other nearby areas
- 2014 Map of Ashley, 2014 Print2014 Ashley2014 Print · USGSCovers Ashley, including Washington Township, Hamilton Township, and other nearby areas
- 2017 Map of Ashley, 2017 Print2017 Ashley2017 Print · USGSCovers Ashley, including Washington Township, Hamilton Township, and other nearby areas
- 2019 Map of Ashley, 2019 Print2019 Ashley2019 Print · USGSCovers Ashley, including Washington Township, Hamilton Township, and other nearby areas
- 2023 Map of Ashley, 2023 Print2023 Ashley2023 Print · USGSGratiot County's agricultural heartland is captured here in the early twenty-first century, centered on the settlements of Ashley and Bannister. Genealogists and local historians can trace family land along the Maple River, find old rural roads, and locate Shady Lawn Field.
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