1990s Maps of Iron County, Michigan

1. 1991 Map of Iron Mountain

   

   1991 Iron Mountain

   1991 Print · USGS

   The Michigan-Wisconsin borderlands appear here in the early nineties, centered on the industrial corridor along the Menominee River. Local researchers can trace the Soo Line through remote timber settlements or locate mining sites like the Bradley Mine and Trader Mine.

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4. 1999 Map of Lake Mitigwaki, 2004 Print

   

   1999 Lake Mitigwaki

   2004 Print · USGS

   Upper Peninsula wilderness near the turn of the century is defined by its vast water networks within the Ottawa National Forest. Researchers can trace remote landmarks like Bear Trap Dam, the Jumbo River, and Harding Lake.

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7. 1999 Map of Winslow Lake, 2004 Print

   

   1999 Winslow Lake

   2004 Print · USGS

   Iron County’s Upper Peninsula wilderness is shown here at the turn of the millennium, dominated by the waters of the Ottawa National Forest. Researchers can locate remote landmarks like Holmes Dam, trace the North Branch Paint River, and find secluded spots such as Big Spring Hole.

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10. 1999 Map of Beechwood, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Beechwood

    2004 Print · USGS

    Iron County’s Upper Peninsula wilderness is captured here in the late nineties, showing the intersection of forest management and local settlement. Researchers can trace family history at Rosehill Cem or locate the community center at Bethany Ch and the Townhall in Beechwood.

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13. 1999 Map of Perch Lake, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Perch Lake

    2004 Print · USGS

    Iron County’s Upper Peninsula wilderness is captured here at the end of the century, showing a landscape of glacial lakes and protected forest. Researchers can trace the waterways of the Paint River and locate family-named landmarks like Hannah Webb Lake and Ponozzo Lake.

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16. 1999 Map of Golden Lake, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Golden Lake

    2004 Print · USGS

    The Upper Peninsula’s lake country is captured in the late nineties, showing a landscape of dense timber and quiet waterways. Researchers can trace the development of Elmwood and the Golden Lake Recreation Area or locate remote camps near James Lake.

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19. 1999 Map of Kenton, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Kenton

    2004 Print · USGS

    The Ottawa National Forest near the Houghton and Iron county borders is shown here as it transitioned into the twenty-first century. Genealogists and outdoor historians can trace the settlement at Kenton, the riverside Cem, and local landmarks like Jumbo Falls or Tepee Lake.

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22. 1999 Map of Marten Lake, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Marten Lake

    2004 Print · USGS

    The northern Michigan wilderness at the close of the century is defined here by the dense lake-and-forest terrain of the Ottawa National Forest. Researchers can trace the winding Sidnaw Interpretive Trail or locate remote water bodies like Lake Sainte Kathryn and Hager Lake.

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25. 1999 Map of Gibbs City, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Gibbs City

    2004 Print · USGS

    Iron County at the turn of the millennium shows a landscape defined by timber history and Northwoods recreation. Genealogists and historians can locate the Finnish Lutheran Ch, the Old Atkinson Dam Site, and the historic site of Gibbs City.

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28. 1999 Map of Smoky Lake, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Smoky Lake

    2004 Print · USGS

    The Michigan-Wisconsin borderlands appear here in the late twentieth century as a heavily forested landscape of glacial lakes. Local historians and sportsmen can trace access points to Big Sand Lake, the Phelps Municipal Landing Strip, and secluded waters like Kaine Lake.

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31. 1999 Map of Hagerman Lake, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Hagerman Lake

    2004 Print · USGS

    The Michigan-Wisconsin borderlands near Nelma come alive in this late-twentieth-century study of the Upper Peninsula's forested lake country. Researchers can trace the winding Brule River and identify specific access points and homestead routes near Hagerman Lake and Lake Ottawa.

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34. 1999 Map of Glitter Lake, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Glitter Lake

    2004 Print · USGS

    The border of Houghton and Iron counties was a densely forested wilderness of glacial lakes and wetlands at the close of the century. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named landmarks like Kitchi Cem, Beitner Lake, and Passmore Springs.

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37. 1999 Map of Iron River, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Iron River

    2004 Print · USGS

    Mining settlements near the Michigan-Wisconsin border come into focus in the late 1990s as these timbered lands were re-surveyed. Genealogists can trace the residential layouts of Homer Location and Forbes Location within this Iron County landscape.

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40. 1999 Map of Sunset Lake, 2004 Print

    

    1999 Sunset Lake

    2004 Print · USGS

    Iron County, Michigan, is seen here at the close of the twentieth century as industrial sites gave way to managed state and national forests. Researchers can trace the river's history at the Paint Dam (Abandoned) or locate the shoreline of Sunset Lake and Me-Squa-Gum-E Park.

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