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2011 Map of Owosso North

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Owosso North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Shiawassee River meanders northward through this Shiawassee County landscape, serving as a geographic anchor for early rural settlements. The small community of Henderson is particularly well-defined, featuring both the Henderson Post Office and two distinct burial grounds, the Henderson Cemetery and the Old Henderson Cemetery. This pattern of family and community lineage is visible throughout the area, evidenced by the concentration of local markers such as the West Haven Cemetery and Old West Haven Cemetery near New Haven.

The northern edge of Owosso appears at the bottom of the map, showing the transition from city streets to the systematic grid of rural section roads like N Chipman Rd and N Hickory Rd. Small crossroads and rural stations, including Five Points North, Smith Crossing, and Wolf Crossing, illustrate the historic reliance on specific junctions for local commerce and transport before modern suburban expansion.