2017 Map of Chestonia

About this map

Chestonia sits at the heart of this landscape where the Jordan River and its numerous tributaries, including Kocher Cr and Webster Cr, carve through the varied terrain of Antrim and Charlevoix counties. The map documents a rural network of river crossings and small community landmarks, anchored by historic family and community burial grounds such as the Saint Johns Nepomocene Pioneer Cem and Trojanek Cem. Local transit is defined by traditional river access points like Chestonia Bridge and Pinney Bridge, alongside the high ground of Rainey Hill and Mt Bliss. The distribution of these features suggests a long-standing agricultural and forestry-based settlement pattern, preserved here before more modern developments could obscure the original township footprints and pioneer-era sites that continue to define the northern Michigan backcountry.