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1962 Map of Jasper

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Jasper
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Jasper and Weston anchor this southern Lenawee County landscape, appearing here as they were in the early 1960s. The region is defined by a dense network of water management, including the Mull and Fairfield Drain and Savage Drain, supporting the productive agricultural townships of Fairfield and Madison. A notable transportation hub is evident at Sand Creek, where the Wabash RR intersects with the local road system near the Sand Creek Agriculture Sch.

To the south, the New York Central RR cuts through Weston and Jasper, tracing a path parallel to Black Creek. Genealogists will find several small burial grounds documented, such as Sand Creek Cem, Hagaman Cem, and Hunt Cem. The map also captures the dispersed social centers of the era, including the Grange Hall in the southeast and Madison Center to the north, reflecting a traditional rural Michigan settlement pattern before significant modernization.