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1967 Map of Cedar Springs SW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Cedar Springs SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Grand River and the corridors of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Penn Central railroads define the development of Kent County in the late 1960s. The map illustrates a transitional landscape where rural communities like Ballards Corners and Englishville coexist with the northward expansion of Grand Rapids. Significant commercial and suburban growth is visible in purple revisions around Comstock Park and along the numbered routes like 4 Mile Road and 5 Mile Road.

Local history is deeply rooted in the area's many small schoolhouses and religious sites, such as the Koon Sch, Wheeler Sch, and Holy Trinity Ch. The terrain is marked by numerous water bodies including Baumhoff Lake, Scott Lake, and Lamberton Lake, alongside an extensive network of gravel pits that suggest the region's industrial activities during this era. This survey provides a clear look at the early residential subdivisions appearing in Alpine and Walker before further intensification in the following decades.