1900s (20th Century) Maps of Bloomer 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. 1967 Map of Hubbardston, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Hubbardston

    1968 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Ionia and Clinton counties in the late sixties reveal a landscape of river-fed agriculture and expanding state lands. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Hubbardston and Pewamo or locate rural sites like West Side Cem and the Grand Trunk rail corridor.

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19. 1967 Map of Carson City, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Carson City

    1968 Print · USGS

    Mid-Michigan farm country and the industrial center of Carson City are captured here in the late sixties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of the community through landmarks like the Oil Refinery, North Shade Sch, and Mt Hope Ch.

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22. 1967 Map of Butternut, 1969 Print

    

    1967 Butternut

    1969 Print · USGS

    Montcalm County farmland was defined by its winding creeks and glacial lakes during the late sixties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the roads connecting Vickeryville and Butternut, and locate family burial sites like Bloomer Cem or Butke Cem.

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25. 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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