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2014 Map of Bristol

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Bristol
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Manistee National Forest covers much of the northwestern terrain in this portion of the Michigan glacial drift plains. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrography, where the Pine River and its numerous tributaries, such as Sprague Creek and Coe Creek, carve through the undulating topography. Small settlements like Bristol and Edgetts serve as local anchors, while the presence of the Bristol Cemetery and Ellsworth Cemetery offers specific points of interest for those tracing family history in Lake and Osceola Counties.

Transportation follows a distinct section-line grid, typical of the public land survey system, with roads like 8 Mile Road and Old M-63 connecting rural residences. The southern reaches are marked by the Little Manistee River and Manistee Creek, flowing through wetlands and depressions that also form small bodies of water like Howe Lake and Mud Bed Lake. This map captures a rural Michigan landscape where conservation land and private holdings meet along the county line.