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1928 Map of Laingsburg

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Laingsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Laingsburg sits at the heart of this central Michigan landscape, a region defined by its glacial hydrology and developing transportation corridors in the mid-1920s. The Lookingglass River and Maple River meander through the terrain, while the extensive Chandler Marsh and Chandler Ditch highlight the area's complex drainage history. The map records a dense network of local education and faith, evidenced by numerous rural schoolhouses like Octagon Sch and Jesse Sch, alongside community anchors such as Middlebury Church.

Major transit lines including the Michigan Central and Grand Trunk railroads intersect the countryside, connecting settlements like Haslett and Towar Gardens to the wider region. For genealogists, the survey preserves the locations of family landmarks and resting places, from Oak Grove Cemetery to the benchmarks at Bath, capturing a rural society before modern highway expansion altered the traditional township grid.