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1972 Map of Curran

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Curran
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Huron National Forest dominates the southern landscape of this Alcona County quadrangle, where the Au Sable River cuts across the southwestern corner. The mapping shows a transition from the protected forest lands to the settled area around Curran, centered at the junction of Tower Road and Reaves Road. This region is defined by its glacial hydrology, featuring numerous isolated water bodies such as Hoist Lakes, Byron Lake, and Penoyer Lake, many of which feed into the Blockhouse Creek and Penoyer Creek systems.

Industrial and transit history is preserved through the extensive networks of the Old Railroad Grade visible in the northern half of the sheet, tracing former logging or freight routes that once serviced the interior. Local landmarks like the Curran Cem and several scattered Gravel Pit operations provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians, while the Rocky R Ranch Landing Strip indicates more modern remote access during the early 1970s.