1920 Map of Flint

About this map

The Flint metropolitan area and its surrounding townships emerge here as a dense industrial and agricultural network just after World War I. The city grid is tightly defined, centered on the Flint River and supported by massive infrastructure like the city Waterworks. Transportation is dominated by the Pere Marquette and Grand Trunk railroads, which facilitated the region's rapid transition into a manufacturing powerhouse. Outside the urban core, the landscape is punctuated by a remarkably high density of one-room schoolhouses, such as Beecher School and Rotear School, reflecting the settled rural character of Mt Morris and Genesee townships. Large burial grounds like Gracelawn Cemetery and Glenwood Cemetery mark the community's established history, while smaller settlements like Otisville and Clio serve as outlying local hubs.