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1983 Map of Moddersville

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Moddersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Moddersville and the surrounding borderlands of Missaukee Co and Clare Co appear here during the early 1980s, revealing a landscape defined by extensive state forest lands and complex wetlands. The northern half is dominated by the Pere Marquette State Forest, where the Modders Swamp and Spitzbergen Marsh drain toward the Muskegon River. Local history and genealogy interest centers on the two burial grounds, West Moddersville Cem and East Moddersville Cem, which flank the small settlement along Finkle Road.

Resource extraction and conservation coexist on this terrain, with the Au Sable State Forest to the south containing a large Oil And Gas Storage Field. Notable natural landmarks like Blue Mountain and Cranberry Lake provide clear geographic anchors, while the Muskegon River winds through the southeast corner near the Community Ch at Leota. This survey preserves the rural infrastructure of the era, from the local Townhall to the network of section-line roads like Thirteen Mile Road.