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2011 Map of Lapeer

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Lapeer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The South Branch Flint River meanders through this portion of Lapeer County, Michigan, defining the drainage patterns and historical development of the central Lapeer settlement. This early 21st-century record shows a community balancing its established urban core, centered on the Lapeer Post Office, with diverse outlying activity hubs. To the north, the Lapeer International Dragway and Dupont-Lapeer Airport represent the area's modern infrastructure and recreational footprint, while the river's path is dotted with smaller water bodies like McKeen Lake and Rood Lake.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense network of burial grounds throughout the countryside, including Millville Cemetery, Stiles Cemetery, and Mount Loretto Cemetery. The landscape transitions from the concentrated street grid of Lapeer to more dispersed rural tracks like McKeen Lake Rd and Davis Lake Rd, illustrating the persistence of agricultural and residential corridors along the river's tributaries, including Hunters Creek and Pine Creek.