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1946 Map of Metamora

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Metamora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The village of Metamora serves as the focal point of this 1940s landscape, positioned along the Michigan Central railroad line. The surrounding Lapeer County countryside is defined by an intricate network of glacial lakes and wetlands, including Lake Minnawanna, Misch Lake, and Trout Lake. Agriculture and rural education dominate the area, evidenced by a high density of country schools like Newark Sch, Gardner Sch, and Blood Sch that served the outlying farmsteads.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named cemeteries such as Harris Cem, Schuneman Cem, and Farmers Creek Cem, which mark the early heritage of the township. The drainage of Farmers Creek and its south branch creates a complex topography of ridges and hollows that influenced the local road grid, with many routes like Sutton Rd and Pratt Rd winding around the numerous small water bodies and low-lying marshes characteristic of this part of southern Michigan.