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1942 Map of Belleville

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Belleville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The Huron River and the artificial expansion of Belleville Lake dominate this 1940 survey of western Wayne County. The landscape is defined by its early industrial and agricultural drainage, with numerous named waterways like McClaughrey Drain and Strong Drain crisscrossing the townships of Van Buren, Romulus, Sumpter, and Huron. The Wabash Railroad serves as a primary transit corridor, linking the village of Belleville and the settlement at French Landing.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including the rural communities of Martinsville and New Boston. Several historic burial sites are documented, such as St Stephens Cem and Otisville Cem, alongside local educational centers like East Tyler Sch and Mt Pleasant Sch. The map records a moment of transition for this region, showing a dense network of early roads like Huron River Drive and Wabash Road before the massive suburban expansion of the later twentieth century.