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1963 Map of Eldorado

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Eldorado
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The South Branch of the Au Sable River winds through the northwest corner of this Michigan forest landscape, anchoring a region defined by its conservation history and scattered rural settlements. Situated within the Huron National Forest and the South Branch Au Sable River Area, the terrain is marked by a network of creeks like Thayer Creek and Douglas Creek feeding into the main river branch. Evidence of local community life appears in the small settlement of Eldorado and the presence of the South Branch Church and Mason Chapel.

Resource management and forestry dominate the land use, seen in the transition to the Houghton Lake State Forest and the Au Sable State Forest along the southern boundary. Distinctive landmarks such as the Roscommon Lookout Tower and remote burial sites like Rock Cem and Richfield Cem provide clear points of interest for those tracing local family history or the development of fire lookout systems in the mid-20th century.