Loading map...

1918 Map of Elsie

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Elsie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Maple River winds through this agricultural landscape at the meeting point of Gratiot, Clinton, Saginaw, and Shiawassee counties. Surveyed in the mid-1910s, the map reveals a dense network of country schools, including the Elba Center School, Stafford School, and Limbocker School. The Ann Arbor Railroad serves as a primary transit corridor, connecting the settlements of Ashley, Bannister, Elsie, and Carland.

A notable historical site is Duplain (Rochester Colony), indicating the early settlement patterns of the region. To the south, the village of Ovid sits along the Grand Trunk Railway, while the terrain is defined by a complex system of agricultural drainage, such as Coon Drain and Wait Drain. The presence of small hamlets like Fenmore, Racy, and Shepardsville illustrates the rural social structure before the consolidation of modern townships.