Old Maps of Washington Township, Michigan

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Washington Township, MI maps

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  1. 1918 Map of Elsie
    1918 Map of Elsie
    1918 Elsie
    1918 Print · USGS
    Central 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

  2. 1918 Map of Perrinton
    1918 Map of Perrinton
    1918 Perrinton
    1918 Print · USGS
    Central Michigan's fertile farm country is captured here during the First World War era, showing a landscape tightly organized around rail lines and township schools. Researchers can trace the family-named school districts and small village centers like Perrinton, Eureka, and the commercial hub at Newark Store.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1943 Map of Perrinton
    1943 Map of Perrinton
    1943 Perrinton
    1943 Print · USGS
    Gratiot and Clinton counties are captured here in the early 1940s, showing a landscape of fertile river valleys and established rail towns. Local historians can trace family ties through dozens of district schoolhouses like Yond Sch, industry at Stevensons Tile Mill, and the rail corridors of the Ann Arbor line.

  4. 1943 Map of Elsie, 1944 Print
    1943 Map of Elsie, 1944 Print
    1943 Elsie
    1944 Print · USGS
    Mid-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.

  5. 1954 Map of Midland, 1967 Print
    1954 Map of Midland, 1967 Print
    1954 Midland
    1967 Print · USGS
    Mid-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

  6. 1958 Map of Midland
    1958 Map of Midland
    1958 Midland
    1958 Print · USGS
    Central 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.

  7. 1959 Map of Midland
    1959 Map of Midland
    1959 Midland
    1959 Print · USGS
    Mid-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.

  8. 1965 Map of Pompeii, 1966 Print
    1965 Map of Pompeii, 1966 Print
    1965 Pompeii
    1966 Print · USGS
    Gratiot County in the mid-sixties shows a landscape of productive Michigan farmland organized around small rural crossings and the winding river bottoms. Genealogists can trace family roots at North Star Cemetery or locate the Washington Center Sch and Ola settlement.

  9. 1965 Map of St. Johns North, 1967 Print
    1965 Map of St. Johns North, 1967 Print
    1965 St. Johns North
    1967 Print · USGS
    Clinton County agriculture and the growing city of St Johns are captured here in the mid-1960s. Researchers can trace rural life through landmarks like Union Home Cem, the Sage Sch, and the Maple River State Game Area.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1966 Map of Midland
    1966 Map of Midland
    1966 Midland
    1966 Print · USGS
    Central 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.

  11. 1974 Map of Ovid West, 1978 Print
    1974 Map of Ovid West, 1978 Print
    1974 Ovid West
    1978 Print · USGS
    The Maple River valley in the mid-1970s shows a landscape of steady agricultural life and small-town Michigan industry. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Elsie, Duplain Cem, or the Grand Trunk Western rail line.

  12. 1974 Map of Ashley, 1978 Print
    1974 Map of Ashley, 1978 Print
    1974 Ashley
    1978 Print · USGS
    The 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.

  13. 1985 Map of Alma
    1985 Map of Alma
    1985 Alma
    1985 Print · USGS
    Central 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

  14. 2011 Map of Ovid West, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Ovid West, 2011 Print
    2011 Ovid West
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including Ovid, Duplain, and other nearby areas

  15. 2011 Map of Saint Johns North, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Saint Johns North, 2011 Print
    2011 Saint Johns North
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including St. Johns, Greenbush Township, and other nearby areas

  16. 2011 Map of Pompeii, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Pompeii, 2011 Print
    2011 Pompeii
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including North Star, Newark Township, and other nearby areas

  17. 2011 Map of Ashley, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Ashley, 2011 Print
    2011 Ashley
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including Ashley, Hamilton Township, and other nearby areas

  18. 2014 Map of Ovid West, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Ovid West, 2014 Print
    2014 Ovid West
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including Ovid, Duplain, and other nearby areas

  19. 2014 Map of Ashley, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Ashley, 2014 Print
    2014 Ashley
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including Ashley, Hamilton Township, and other nearby areas

  20. 2014 Map of Pompeii, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Pompeii, 2014 Print
    2014 Pompeii
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including North Star, Newark Township, and other nearby areas

  21. 2014 Map of Saint Johns North, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Saint Johns North, 2014 Print
    2014 Saint Johns North
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including St. Johns, Greenbush Township, and other nearby areas

  22. 2017 Map of Saint Johns North, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Saint Johns North, 2017 Print
    2017 Saint Johns North
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including St. Johns, Greenbush Township, and other nearby areas

  23. 2017 Map of Ashley, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Ashley, 2017 Print
    2017 Ashley
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including Ashley, Hamilton Township, and other nearby areas

  24. 2017 Map of Pompeii, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Pompeii, 2017 Print
    2017 Pompeii
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including North Star, Newark Township, and other nearby areas

  25. 2017 Map of Ovid West, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Ovid West, 2017 Print
    2017 Ovid West
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Washington Township, including Ovid, Duplain, and other nearby areas

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