2011 Map of Burnside

About this map

Burnside serves as the central hub for this rural portion of Lapeer County, where a grid of township roads organizes a landscape defined by agriculture and small watercourses. The area is notable for its numerous burial grounds that mark the heritage of early families, including Fox Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery in the northern sections, and the Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery to the west. These sites, along with South Burnside Cemetery and Deanville Cemetery, provide essential points of interest for genealogists tracing the 19th and 20th-century settlement of the Michigan Thumb region. Natural drainage follows the subtle topography of the Lake Huron basin, with Elm Creek and Cedar Creek winding through the fields toward North Branch-Mill Creek. In the southwest corner, the presence of Clear Lake breaks the pattern of square-mile sections, offering a distinct landmark in an otherwise orderly agricultural interior.