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1943 Map of Flint

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Flint
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Flint metropolitan area and its northern rural townships are captured in high detail by this War Department survey, which reflects the industrial and educational layout of the region during the early 1940s. The city's dense urban grid transitions into the surrounding townships of Mt Morris, Genesee, and Burton, where a remarkable density of one-room schoolhouses like Wildcat Sch, Beckwith Sch, and Goodenough Sch anchor the farming community.

Logistics and water management are central themes, with the Flint River winding through the center and the Kearsley Res providing critical infrastructure for the growing population. The transportation network is defined by the Pere Marquette and Detroit and Mackinac RR, which connected smaller outposts such as Rogersville and Belsay to the industrial hub of Flint. This map serves as a vital record of Genesee County's mid-century landscape before the major highway expansions of the later twentieth century.