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1969 Map of Flint South

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Flint South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The expanding southern suburbs of Flint and the growing community of Grand Blanc anchor this late-1960s landscape. As the regional industrial hub matured, residential developments pushed south into Mundy and Grand Blanc townships, evidenced by numerous new schools like Bendle High Sch and Ainsworth High Sch. The map reveals a transition from dense urban blocks to a more open, suburban pattern interspersed with essential regional infrastructure, including the Bishop Airport and the large Sewage Disposal plant.

Heavy industrial footprints remain visible via the extensive Gravel Pits and the vital rail corridors of the Grand Trunk Western and Chesapeake and Ohio. Local genealogy is well-represented through several burial grounds such as Crestwood Memorial Gardens (Cemetery), Evergreen Cem, and the more rural South Grand Blanc Cem. Smaller settlements like Rankin and the residential tracts of Burton show the era's shift toward car-centric shopping at locations like South Flint Plaza Shopping Center.