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2011 Map of Blanchard

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Blanchard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Blanchard and Millbrook anchor this rural landscape in Isabella County, where the agricultural grid is defined by the headwaters of the Pine River. The area is notably dense with family and community burial grounds, including the Roberts Cemetery, Norman-Cummings Cemetery, and Decker Cemetery, which serve as vital touchstones for local genealogy.

Water plays a central role in the settlement pattern, from the Blanchard Millpond and Babcocks Pond in the south to the cluster of lakes in the north, such as Halls Lake, Big Eldred Lake, and Mud Lake. The drainage network of Miller Creek and the South Branch Pine River illustrates the natural irrigation of the central Michigan plains, while the maintained Millbrook Post Office and Blanchard Post Office indicate the continued civic presence in these long-established townships.