2023 Map of Manton

About this map

The Manistee River winds through the northern reaches of this Wexford County landscape, defining a terrain shaped by water and timber history. Centered on the city of Manton, the area exhibits a transition from established residential blocks near Billings Lake and Mill Pond to the expansive wooded tracts of the Manistee National Forest in the south. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the location of several rural burial grounds, including Greenwood Cem, Fairview Cem, and Liberty Cem, as well as the small settlement of Gilbert. Modern recreation is marked by the path of the North Country National Scenic Trl, which meanders across the river valley and through the forest, following the same natural corridors that once supported the region's early development. The grid of forest roads and sections like t24n r9w provides a clear framework for tracing property boundaries and the evolution of Wexford County's interior.