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1969 Map of Coleman

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Coleman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Coleman serves as the primary hub in this mid-Michigan landscape, situated at the intersection of four counties: Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, and Midland. The town's grid is defined by its industrial roots, anchored by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and proximity to local schools like the High Sch. To the north, the terrain transitions into a productive extraction landscape, featuring the West Beaverton Oil Field and the South Beaverton Oil Field, alongside a notable Reclaimed Area that suggests the changing nature of the local land use.

Waterways like the Tobacco River and its South Branch wind through the northern sections near Ross Lake, while small rural landmarks like Holley Chapel and various Townhall locations provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family footprints. The infrastructure of the late 1960s is preserved here, showing the balance between small-town settlement and the oil and gravel industries that shaped the region's economy.