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2014 Map of Galien

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Galien
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Galien and Dayton anchor this survey of southern Berrien County, capturing a landscape defined by its glacial lakes and transition into the Indiana borderlands. The terrain is marked by a high density of small water bodies, including Madron Lake, Dayton Lake, and Indian Lake, which feed the intricate drainage systems of the Galien River and Bakertown Drain. This water network historically dictated the placement of early settlements and roads, such as E Galien Buchanan Rd.

For local historians and genealogists, the map identifies several smaller community anchors, including Bakertown and the northern outskirts of Buchanan. Numerous family-named landmarks are preserved, such as Stevens Farm Cem and McGowan Cem, alongside the small Hancock Airport. The southern edge documents the precise border between Michigan and Indiana, where the straight-line township and range boundaries of t8s r18w meet the more irregular natural features of the local wetlands.