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1972 Map of Big Ravine Creek

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Big Ravine Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The confluence of the South Branch Thunder Bay River and the Thunder Bay River anchors this 1970s landscape within the townships of Wilson and Ossineke. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of watercourses, including Wolf Creek and Big Ravine Creek, cutting through a mosaic of woodlots and open fields. Sparse rural settlement is clustered along gravel and dirt routes such as Beaver Lake Road and Nicholson Hill Road.

Local civic life centers on landmarks like Trinity Ch and the Township Sch near the southern boundary. To the east, the Alpena State Forest covers significant acreage, while numerous gravel pits and sandpits scattered throughout the area point to the local importance of aggregate mining. The presence of the Indian Reserve boundary and family-named roads like Elowsky Road and Klive Road offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing 20th-century family locations.