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2017 Map of Brown City

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Brown City serves as the primary hub in this agricultural landscape where the borders of Sanilac, Lapeer, and St. Clair counties meet. The town's grid, centered on Main St and 1st St, gives way to a sprawling network of section roads like Burnsline Rd and Galbraith Line Rd. This modern survey reveals the sophisticated drainage system essential to Michigan’s Thumb region, including the Setter Drain, Macklem Drain, and Witmer Drain, which manage the water levels of the surrounding farmland.

Local history and genealogy interests are anchored by sites such as Sacred Heart Cem and Evergreen Cem on the western edge of the city, while the smaller community of Valley Center to the southeast preserves its own identity with the Valley Center Cem. The drainage patterns, such as the Sanilac and Saint Clair Drain, illustrate how local geography has been adapted to support the intensive cultivation that defines the region’s economy.