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2019 Map of Lakefield

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Lakefield and the surrounding township at the border of Saginaw and Gratiot counties are defined by a dense network of agricultural drains and small waterways. The Bad River and its various tributaries, including Eagle Cr and Little Eagle Cr, carve a meandering path through the landscape, dictating the placement of early rural settlements like Galloway and Fordney. This survey captures the region's enduring rural character, where small family-named roads like Nelson Rd and Grabowski Rd connect isolated homesteads and historical burial grounds.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant landmarks such as Sacred Heart Cem near the northern boundary and the central Lakefield Cem. The map illustrates how human engineering has shaped the flat Saginaw Valley terrain through features like the Short Ditch and Webb Drain, which manage the water flow of the Potato Cr and Bearwallow Cr systems to support the area's long-standing farming tradition.