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2023 Map of Ida

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Ida
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The River Raisin meanders across the northern portion of this Monroe County landscape, serving as a focal point for the settlement of Grape. To the south, the village of Ida anchors a highly organized agricultural grid defined by an intricate network of drainage systems. These managed waterways, including Plum Creek, the North Branch Otter Creek, and numerous named channels like Shober Number One Drain and Wittkop Drain, reveal the engineering required to maintain the productivity of this lowland region.

Genealogists will find this area particularly noteworthy for its dense concentration of burial grounds and religious sites. From the West Ida Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cem and Saint Joseph Cem near the center of the township to the outlier Lulu Cem in the south, the map documents the historical footprint of these local communities. Smaller hamlets like Strasburg and Lulu illustrate the dispersed yet interconnected nature of rural Michigan at the start of the 2020s.