1956 Map of Mancelona

About this map

Mancelona serves as a central hub on this mid-century survey, situated at the junction of the Pennsylvania railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio line. The landscape is characterized by a high density of small lakes and extensive timberlands within the Pigeon River State Forest and Au Sable State Forest. Evidence of a changing rural infrastructure is visible in the numerous decommissioned local schoolhouses, such as the Day Sch, Miller Sch, and Lamin Sch. These sites, along with several family and community burial grounds like Fairview Cem and Chapman Cem, provide essential anchor points for genealogists tracing the early residents of Antrim and Leetsville. To the northwest, the prominent Bellaire Lake and Clam Lake define the western boundary, while the Jordan River flows through the northern reaches of the quadrangle.