1900s (20th Century) Maps of Ronald Township, Michigan

1. 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.

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4. 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.

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7. 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.

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10. 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.

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13. 1967 Map of Palo, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Palo

    1968 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Ionia and Montcalm counties are captured here just as the rural school and rail systems remained central to the landscape. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the North Plains Cem, Hayes Sch, and the tracks of the Grand Trunk RR.

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16. 1972 Map of Shiloh, 1974 Print

    

    1972 Shiloh

    1974 Print · USGS

    Ionia and Montcalm counties are shown in the early seventies, centered on rural farming communities and the local school system. Researchers can trace family-named roads and sites like Higbee Cem, Shiloh, and the Old Grade railroad bed.

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19. 1985 Map of Cedar Springs

    

    1985 Cedar Springs

    1985 Print · USGS

    The northern reaches of the Grand Rapids metro area meet the forests of the Manistee during the mid-eighties. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Grand Trunk Western RR through Sparta or locate rural landmarks near Cedar Springs and Rockford.

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22. 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.

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25. 1986 Map of Cedar Springs, 1989 Print

    

    1986 Cedar Springs

    1989 Print · USGS

    The northern suburbs of Grand Rapids meet the Manistee National Forest in the mid-1980s. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-side growth of Howard City, Rockford, and Greenville along the C & O RR and Flat River.

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