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1935 Map of Jackson

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Jackson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Grand River carves a path through this landscape of glacial lakes and developing townships in the mid-1930s. Centered on the industrial hub of Jackson, the map illustrates a transition from the dense urban grid near Ella Sharp Park to the surrounding lake country of Vandercook Lake and Michigan Center. The prevalence of rural schoolhouses, such as Dibble Sch and Crouch Sch, alongside landmarks like Turkey Hall, provides a clear view of the social infrastructure supporting the agricultural and residential communities outside the city limits.

Transportation networks of the Michigan Central and New York Central railroads connect southern settlements like Brooklyn and Cement City. The terrain is punctuated by significant elevations like Bunday Hill and Irish Hill, which overlook a dense network of water bodies including Clark Lake and the Sattin Lakes. For local historians, the inclusion of the Aldrich Cem and the Plank Road Sta offers specific points of interest for tracing early family landholdings and travel routes.