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1983 Map of Epsilon

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

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Epsilon sits at the northern end of this northern Michigan landscape, where the headwaters of Silver Creek emerge from Silver Creek Pond. The terrain transitions from the wooded elevations of Chandler Hill and the Mackinaw State Forest into more settled agricultural and rural residential patterns. Small settlements like Springvale and Reasoners Corners serve as local hubs, connected by a network of rural routes including Silver Road and Mitchell Road.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Minnehaha Creek and the Bear River winding through the townships of Springvale and Chandler. Genealogists may find interest in the centrally located Elmwood Cem, while the industrial presence of a Compressor Sta and various firelines indicates the managed nature of the state forest lands and the local utility infrastructure during the early 1980s.