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1962 Map of Midland South

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Midland South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Tittabawassee River carves a diagonal path through this landscape, acting as a historical corridor for industry and transit south of Midland. By the early 1960s, the area shows a distinct transition from the dense urban grid and park systems of the city—including Currie Bennett Park and St Charles Park—to a rural interior defined by an extensive network of drainage channels like the Shafner and Major Drain and Lingle Drain.

Evidence of the region's industrial character is visible in the numerous brine wells and the Brine Pond No 6 near the riverbanks. Long-established settlement patterns are marked by the Indian Treaty Boundary cutting across the terrain, while local genealogy is preserved at sites such as Mapleton Cem, Pine Grove Cem, and Poseyville Cem. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor provides a fixed reference for the growth of outlying communities like Mapleton and Bullock.