2013 Map of Nettle Lake

About this map

The Michigan-Ohio state line bisects this landscape where Hillsdale County meets Williams County, revealing a borderlands geography defined by glacial lakes and the winding tributaries of the Saint Joseph River. In the northern reaches, the E Fork W Br Saint Joseph River flows near settlements like Austin and small family plots such as the Robinson Family Cem. The southern half of the map is dominated by a chain of water bodies, including the irregular shores of Nettle Lake and the residential clusters of Lake Seneca. These lakes are connected by a network of drainage ways like Nettle Cr and Mill Stream Drain. Local history is preserved in several rural burial grounds like Malcom Cem and Gardner Cem, while social life is anchored at the Hay Jay Community Hall and the crossroads at Bridgewater Center.