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1960 Map of Assumption

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Assumption
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Tenmile Creek and Ai Creek define the drainage of this rural landscape on the Ohio-Michigan border during the early 1960s. The region is marked by a grid of agricultural sections and small settlements like Metamora and Assumption, which serve as local centers. The Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad cuts diagonally across the northern townships, passing the Metamora Reservoir and the hamlet of Whiteville.

Genealogists will find significant local-history detail in the placement of rural burial grounds, including Township Cem and Peebles Cem. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the gentle rise of Dutch Ridge, where a corresponding Dutch Ridge Cem and the small community of Lytton are located. This survey reflects a period of stable mid-century land use, before significant suburban expansion, preserving the locations of remote crossroads such as Ai and Mulberry.