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2023 Map of Manistee

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Manistee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The city of Manistee serves as the focal point for this survey, situated where the Manistee River connects the expansive waters of Lake Michigan to Manistee Lake. The urban grid is dense with local history, anchoring the Manistee County Courthouse and essential community sites like the Mount Carmel Catholic Cem and Trinity Cem. Settlement patterns extend around the inland lake to the industrial and residential pockets of Eastlake, Filer City, and Stronach, illustrating how the timber and salt-rich heritage of the region shaped these communities.

South of the city, the landscape transitions into the protected woodlands of the Manistee National Forest. This area is defined by complex hydrology, including the Little Manistee River, Hornkohl Swamp, and several smaller bodies of water such as King Lake and Shingle Mill Lake. The southern portion of the quadrangle also marks the boundary between Manistee and Mason Counties, showing the rural transition toward Gurney Creek and the Long Lake Cem.