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1961 Map of Battle Creek

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Battle Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Kalamazoo River and the Battle Creek converge in this mid-century portrait of industrial and residential expansion. The urban core of Battle Creek is flanked by several growing suburbs like Urbandale, Verona, and the independent city of Springfield. Transportation infrastructure is a dominant theme, with the Conrail and GTW RR lines threading through the river valleys while the W K Kellogg Regional Airfield occupies a significant portion of the western landscape.

Neighborhood life is anchored by institutions such as St Joseph Sch, the Health Center, and several local schools like Minges Brook Sch. To the south, recreational and rural transitions are evident near Goguac Lake and the Battle Creek Country Club. These 1985 revisions, based on 1961 data and later updates, track the densification of residential blocks around Oak Hill Cemetery and the emergence of modern amenities like the Shopping Center near Springfield Place.