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2017 Map of Maple City

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Maple City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Lake Leelanau anchors the northeastern corner of this landscape, where the waters of Victoria Creek flow through the Solon Swamp. The terrain is defined by a dense network of small glacial lakes and wetlands, including Bright Lake, Shisler Lake, and Davis Lake. The settlement pattern centers on the established communities of Maple City and Cedar, with the smaller crossroads of Solon and Cedar Run appearing to the south and east.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the township, such as Kasson Cem, Nash-Pettengill Cem, and Saint Rita Cem. The map reveals a transition from the higher elevations near Varney Hill down toward the Cedar and Solon wetlands. Transportation is dominated by a grid of county roads, like Co RD 616, which connect these rural farmsteads to the Miller-Herrold Airport and the surrounding Benzie and Leelanau County lines.