2017 Map of Easton

About this map

Easton and Kerby anchor this portion of the Michigan landscape, where the geometry of the Public Land Survey System is visible in a precise grid of rural roads and drainage channels. The agricultural character of the era is defined by an extensive network of managed waterways, including the Coal Mine Drain, Galloway Drain, and Kinsman Drain, which channel water across the township sections toward natural streams like Porter Cr and Sixmile Cr. Genealogists will find several burial grounds established to serve these rural communities, such as Easton Cem, Vietz Cem, and Wilkinson Cem. The map documents a landscape of dispersed farmsteads connected by named thoroughfares like Easton Rd and Henderson Rd, showing a classic Midwestern pattern of settlement where the economy is tied directly to the drainage and cultivation of the land.