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2011 Map of Ida

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Ida
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The River Raisin meanders through this portion of Monroe County, defining a landscape shaped by agricultural drainage and early 20th-century settlements. The village of Ida serves as a central hub, anchored by the Ida Post Office, while smaller communities like Grape, Strasburg, and Lulu are connected by a network of rural roads and rail lines.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites reflecting the area's diverse denominational history, including Saint Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery, Immanuel Cemetery, and the West Ida Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery. The map also meticulously details the complex hydrology of the region, from the Saline River in the northwest to dozens of named waterways such as Plum Creek, Sertor Drain, and North Branch Otter Creek that facilitate the drainage of the surrounding farmland.