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2014 Map of Decatur

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Decatur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Decatur serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated near the shores of Lake of the Woods and Mud Lake. The village grid is defined by streets such as W Edgar Bergen Blvd and Paw Paw St, reflecting a well-established community surrounded by productive agricultural lands and natural drainage systems like Dowagiac Drain. The map documents a high density of small rural burial grounds, including Lakeside Cem, Harrison Cem, and Crane Cem, which offer significant genealogical value for those tracing early settlers in both Van Buren and Cass counties.

Moving south, the terrain transitions into the smaller clusters of Charleston, Nicholsville, and Volinia. These settlements are linked by a network of county roads such as Valley Rd and Marcellus Hwy. The abundance of glacial kettle lakes, from Swift Lake and Gravel Lake in the east to Cowham Lake and Copley Lake in the south, highlights the post-glacial topography that defines this portion of Southwest Michigan.