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1961 Map of Boyne City

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Boyne City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

South Arm Lake Charlevoix dominates this northern Michigan landscape, where the Jordan River flows into the southern tip of the lake at East Jordan. The 1961 field check captures a network of small agricultural and lakeside settlements connected by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, which skirts the western edge of the quadrangle through Ellsworth and Central Lake. Higher ground is marked by prominent landforms such as Avalanche Mountain near Boyne City and Richardson Hill to the west.

Genealogists and local historians can find a wealth of specific landmarks, including numerous rural burial grounds like Settlement Cem, Lewis Cem, and Morehouse Cem. The map also illustrates the early post-war recreational and institutional footprint of the region, from the lakeside grounds of Young State Park and Whiting Park to the established Grandvue Hospital situated between the lake's two arms. Numerous gravel pits scattered across the townships of Wilson and Echo point to the local extractive industries of the mid-twentieth century.