2017 Map of Niles East

About this map

Niles and Granger straddle the state line in this contemporary record of the Michigan-Indiana borderlands. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Dowagiac River and a collection of glacial lakes including Barron Lake and Goose Lake. Significant for local history and genealogy, the map identifies numerous burial grounds such as Dick Cem, Truitt Cem, and Smith Chapel Cem scattered across the rural township sections. The northern edge of the survey features the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport, marking the expansion of infrastructure near the Berrien and Cass County line. Modern transit corridors like Detroit Rd and the dense street grid of eastern Niles show the continued development of this cross-border region, while the persistence of family-named sites like Coulter Chapel Cem provides a bridge to the area's pioneer past.