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1970 Map of Kinde West

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Kinde West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Port Crescent State Park anchors the northern shoreline of this survey, where the Pinnebog River winds through dunes and wetlands before emptying into Saginaw Bay. The landscape inland transitions to a highly organized agricultural grid, dominated by the townships of Meade, Lincoln, and Chandler. This era captures the Thumb region's rural character, where small settlements like Pinnebog and Filion served as local hubs connected by a dense network of section-line roads.

Transport and community life are well-documented, from the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor passing through Kinde to established country landmarks like Pinnebog Ch and St Felix Ch. The map provides excellent genealogical detail, marking family-named routes such as Witherspoon Road and Mc Kendrick Road, alongside the St Edwards Cem and Port Crescent Cem. Drainage systems like the Taft Drain and Ahearn Drain illustrate the engineered nature of this productive coastal plain.