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1952 Map of Armada

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Armada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Armada serves as the primary hub of this Macomb County landscape, situated at the junction of the Grand Trunk railroad line and several key township roads. The 1952 culture revision reveals an agricultural region structured by an extensive network of water management, including the Armada and Ray Drain and Coon Creek. These drains and brooks define the boundaries between the townships of Bruce, Armada, Washington, and Ray.

Local history is preserved through a high density of rural schoolhouses and cemeteries that anchored the late 19th and early 20th-century community. Educational landmarks such as McKay Sch and Wolcott Mills Sch appear alongside family-named burial grounds like Procter Cem and Hadley Cem. The Romeo Airport and the meandering path of the North Branch Clinton River further distinguish the terrain, reflecting the transition of this area from a purely agrarian backcountry toward more modern infrastructure.