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1929 Map of Corunna

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Corunna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Owosso and Corunna anchor this central Michigan landscape in the late 1920s, serving as a hub for a dense network of steam and traction lines. The intersection of the Grand Trunk Railway System, Ann Arbor Railroad, and Michigan Central Railroad highlights the region's importance as a transit corridor, while an Electric Railroad line traces a path between the primary settlements. The survey reveals a rural society organized around school districts, with unique landmarks such as the Octagon Sch and Hog Island providing specific points of interest for local researchers.

Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by the winding path of the Shiawassee River and a system of industrial and agricultural channels like Coal Mine Drain and Caledonia Drain. From the village of Vernon in the east to Bennington in the west, the map documents a transition from early industrial mining sites to established agricultural townships, capturing the precise locations of rural schools like Hearst Sch and Beard Sch before mid-century consolidation.