2011 Map of Bedford

About this map

The settlement of Bedford serves as the focal point of this southwestern Michigan landscape, featuring the Bedford Post Office and Bedford Cemetery near the banks of Wabacon Creek. The geography is defined by its numerous kettle lakes and wetland systems, ranging from the larger waters of Wabascon Lake and Saint Marys Lake to smaller named bodies like Loon Lake and Grass Lake. This 2011 survey captures a rural environment where agricultural road grids are punctuated by significant local history sites. Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds throughout the area, including the Checkered Cemetery near the center of the sheet and the Assyria Cemetery to the east. The terrain transitions from the residential clusters in the south to the more dispersed hamlets of Lacey and Assyria further north.