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2017 Map of Gaastra

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Gaastra
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Bates Location and Rogers Location anchor the northern reaches of this Iron County landscape, where the legacy of Upper Peninsula mining is etched into the road names and settlement patterns. The map follows the southward flow of the Iron River through the namesake town and into the communities of Gaastra and Palatka. This 2017 record preserves the spatial relationship between these historic residential clusters and the surrounding natural features, including Ice Lake and Wildwood Lake.

To the south and east, the transition into the Nicolet National Forest and the state border along the Brule River defines the terrain. Extensive water bodies like Chicagon Lake and Scott Lake are prominent, while local landmarks such as Bates Cem and the route of Chicagon Mine Rd provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of this Michigan-Wisconsin borderland.