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2017 Map of Benzonia

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Benzonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Benzonia occupies the northern reaches of this Benzie County landscape, situated where the village grid meets the winding course of the Betsie River. The area is defined by a transition from the structured street names of the town, such as Traverse Ave and S Michigan Ave, to the expansive recreational and agricultural lands to the south. The Betsie Valley State Trail follows a former railroad corridor, tracing a path across the river valley and through the countryside toward the Buck Hills.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Benzonia Township Cem and the Joyfield Cem, while the southern portion of the map identifies the growing recreation area around Crystal Mountain. Small waterways including Cold Cr, Rice Cr, and Dair Cr drain the glacial terrain, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that shaped early settlement and later land use across the Benzie and Manistee County line.