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1928 Map of Laingsburg

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

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

The Maple River and Lookingglass River systems define this central Michigan landscape in the late 1920s, a region where the intersection of three counties—Clinton, Shiawassee, and Ingham—is marked by a dense network of rural schoolhouses and family-named landmarks. The village of Laingsburg serves as a central hub, situated along the Michigan Central rail line. To the south, the Michigan Electric Railway and the Grand Trunk railroad cut through Shaftsburg and Haslett, illustrating the importance of transit in this agricultural era.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of numerous district schools, such as Octagon Sch, Wildcat Sch, and Bogus Sch, along with several rural burial grounds including Oak Grove Cemetery and South Ovid Cem. The terrain is characterized by extensive wetlands like Chandler Marsh and Corey Marsh, which sit alongside dozens of small glacial lakes such as Park Lake, Pine Lake, and Rose Lake.