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2019 Map of Lake Odessa

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Lake Odessa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Lake Odessa and Clarksville anchor this landscape of the south-central Michigan agricultural belt, where Ionia and Barry counties meet. The area is defined by its glacial hydrology, with Morrison Lake in the north and the expansive Jordan Lake to the south, the latter feeding the winding course of the Little Thornapple River. Small settlements and named crossroads like Campbell Corners are connected by a grid of rural thoroughfares, including the Clinton Trl and W Musgrove Hwy.

Genealogists and local historians can find several established burial sites such as Clarksville Cem, Dunkard Cem, Cheney Cem, and Mauch Cem, providing a record of the families who settled this region. The map also captures the lakefront development at Sunset Beach and the smaller kettle lakes like Duncan Lake and Cat Lake, illustrating the long-standing importance of these water bodies to the local community and recreational life of the townships.