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2011 Map of Bad Axe East

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Bad Axe East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Bad Axe serves as the focal point for this section of the Thumb region, where the eastern edge of the city meets the surrounding agricultural landscape. The township structure is defined by a rigid grid of country roads such as Rapson Rd and Verona Rd, which connect small outlying settlements like Rapson and Verona. These community centers are often anchored by religious and memorial sites, including Saint Joseph Cemetery and the Holy Trinity German Catholic Cemetery.

Surface drainage across these level fields is managed by the winding paths of Willow Creek and Bad Axe Creek, which cut through the rectilinear property lines. Infrastructure for the modern era is represented by the Bad Axe Post Office and the Huron County Memorial Airport south of the city. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating smaller parish burial grounds such as the Lutheran Cemetery, which provide clues to the settlement patterns of the early families in Huron County.