2014 Map of North Branch

About this map

The village of North Branch serves as the focal point of this Lapeer County landscape, where the N Br Flint River and its numerous agricultural drainage systems define the local geography. The map reveals a high concentration of burial grounds, providing significant value for genealogists through sites like Saints Peter and Paul Cem, Maple Grove Cem, and Westlawn Cem. Further south, the map documents the smaller settlements of Kings Mill and Five Lakes, the latter situated near a cluster of glacial water bodies including Clear Lake and Duperow Lake. This era of documentation shows a mature township grid of roads such as Jefferson Rd and Lake Pleasant Rd, which weave together the many family-named cemeteries and the network of man-made waterways like Almas Drain and Fishell-Drain that support the region's farming heritage.