2019 Map of Nadeau

About this map

The Little Cedar River winds through this central Menominee County landscape, defining a corridor of settlement that follows the primary transportation line. Four distinct communities line the route from north to south: Nadeau, Carney, Bagley, and Talbot. This settlement pattern illustrates the enduring importance of the historic north-south travel ways in the Upper Peninsula, where towns were spaced at regular intervals to support local commerce and logging. The rural areas surrounding these hubs are dotted with communal sites of significance to genealogists, including Calvary Cem, Carney Village Cem, and the Swedish Cem. Smaller waterways like Poterfield Cr and Snow Cr weave through a terrain marked by extensive wetland systems, reflecting the low-lying, hydrologically complex character of the region.