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1967 Map of Macon

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Macon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Agricultural lands at the border of Washtenaw, Lenawee, and Monroe counties define this landscape, where the Saline River cuts across the northeast corner and Macon Creek winds through the central plains. The settlement of Macon serves as a local hub, situated near the Boysville of Michigan campus. The mapping reveals a dense network of family-named roads like Pennington Road, Welch Road, and Goodrich Road, which connect numerous rural burial grounds including Benton Cem and Oakhill Cem.

Transport is dominated by the Norfolk and Western Railway, which skirts the community of Cone in the southeast. This survey records a period of established farmsteads and rural infrastructure, evidenced by the Emmanuel Ch and scattered landmarks like an Oil Well and a Water Tank. The terrain is shaped by several drainage systems, such as Bear Creek and Schreeder Brook, illustrating the area's transition from wetlands to productive Michigan farmland.