1963 Map of Colling

About this map

Columbia Corners and the settlement of Colling anchor this 1963 survey of agricultural Tuscola County. The landscape is defined by an extensive system of man-made waterways designed to manage the flat terrain, including the Wiscoggin Drain, Ohio Drain, and Dickerson Drain. These drainage patterns reveal the intensive transformation of the thumb region into productive farmland. For genealogists and local historians, the map is rich with institutional landmarks such as St Peters Cem, Columbia Cem, and the Demorest Cem. Small country schools like Parsell Sch and Almer Center Sch appear alongside rural houses of worship including Bethel Ch and Fairgrove Ch. Transportation is represented by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad line cutting through the northwest and a small Landing Field near the center of the township.