Hartford serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Van Buren County, situated along the Red Arrow Hwy and the winding Paw Paw River. The area is defined by its collection of glacial lakes, including Van Auken Lake, Rush Lake, and Sassafras Lake, which punctuate the rural terrain north of the city. For those tracing family histories, several local burial grounds are documented, including Maple Hill Cem, the Pioneer Cem, and the Rush Lake Catholic Cem near the northern boundary. The mapping reveals a distinct grid of section-line roads like 48th Ave and 66th Ave, supporting a network of farms and small drainages such as Mud Lake Drain and Pine Cr that feed into the larger river systems.
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1927 · Hartford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Bangor
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1927 · Benton Harbor
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1927 · South Haven
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · South Haven
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1930 · Benton Harbor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1931 · Bangor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1931 · Hartford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · South Haven
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Bangor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500