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2017 Map of Palms

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Palms
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Palms serves as the primary settlement within this section of Sanilac County, situated at the intersection of Palms Rd and Minden Rd. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of agricultural drainage systems, including the Black River and numerous named watercourses such as Mcmanus Drain, Terpinning Drain, and Bishop Drain. This extensive engineering of the water table reflects a long-standing reliance on reclaimed marshland for productive farming.

For those tracing family histories or local lore, the map identifies specific points of interest like the Downing Cem located on Downington Rd and the lone Farnsworth Grave near the center of the quadrangle. The gridded road network, featuring names like Range Line Rd and Shabbona Rd, underscores the systematic division of the Thumb region into agricultural parcels, a pattern that persists today as the dominant spatial structure of the area.