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1965 Map of Lansing North

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Lansing North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Looking Glass River meanders through the northern half of this landscape, anchoring the settlements of DeWitt and East DeWitt. As the mid-1960s suburban expansion of Lansing pushed northward into Clinton County, the map captures a transition from rural farmsteads to organized developments like Valley Farms and Clinton Village. The presence of several older schoolhouses, such as Simmons Sch and Hurd Sch No 1, alongside the newer De Witt High Sch, illustrates the shifting educational landscape of the era.

Industrial and transport corridors define the southern reach, where the Grand River flows through the urban grid of Lansing. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the expansive Capital City Airport dominate the local infrastructure. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed, locating several family-named burial grounds including Wilsey Cem, Hurd Cem, and the large St Joseph Cemetery near the river bend.