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1927 Map of De Witt

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of De Witt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

Looking Glass River and the Grand River carve through the landscape of Clinton and Eaton Counties on this 1920s-era topographic survey. The region is defined by a dense network of township-section agriculture, where nearly every square mile is anchored by a local schoolhouse. Notable among these are Bengal Center School, County Farm School, and the Rhembottom School. The southern edge of the map shows the emerging outskirts of Lansing and Grand Ledge, while the interior remains deeply rural.

Transportation is in a state of flux during this period, with traditional railroads like the Pere Marquette and newer thoroughfares such as State Highway No 16 and the Central Michigan Road beginning to reshape the movement of goods. Genealogists will find high value in the location of Oak Ridge Cemetery and small communities like Wacousta, Gunnisonville, and Watertown Center that served as vital local hubs before regional consolidation.