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1983 Map of Dighton

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Dighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Dighton and Ina anchor this landscape in Osceola County, reflecting a rural Michigan interior defined by glacial lakes and headwater streams. The area is divided into the townships of Sherman, Highland, Rose Lake, and Hartwick, with much of the southern half protected within the Pere Marquette State Forest. Numerous small water bodies like Goose Lake, Bootjack Lake, and Perch Lake dot the terrain, many showing development concentrated around their shorelines.

Social centers are marked by the Highland Church and Free Methodist Church, while the Highland Cemetery and Maple Valley Cemetery provide critical points of interest for genealogists tracing local families. The presence of the Middle Branch River and various creeks like Crocker Creek and Beebe Creek suggests a well-watered region where timber and early farming likely shaped the original settlement patterns before the emergence of recreational sites like the Sunrise Lake Campground.