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1960 Map of Lyons

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lyons
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Lyons sits at the heart of this agricultural borderland, where the Michigan-Ohio state line divides Lenawee and Fulton counties. This 1960s landscape, later photo-inspected in 1977, reveals a drainage network critical to the region's farming, featuring Tenmile Creek, Bad Creek, and the South Branch Bad Creek. Small community hubs like Seward and Winameg anchor the rural townships, while the Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad cuts a diagonal path across the southeastern corner.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local landmarks such as Rose Hill Cem, Edgar Cem, and Aetna Cem. The spiritual life of these townships is marked by country churches including Our Lady of Fatima Church, Beulah Church, and Mt Pleasant Church. Several sandpits located south of Lyons indicate the local extraction industry of the mid-century era, while a designated Campgrounds site near Advance shows the intersection of rural life and recreation.