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2023 Map of Palo

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Palo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Maple River valley anchors the southern edge of this West Michigan landscape, where the settlement of Muir stands just north of the water. The area is defined by a dense network of agricultural drainage systems, including the Hack and Keary Drain and Dalton Drain, which feed into larger arteries like Prairie Creek. This intricate water management system reflects the region's long-standing reliance on reclaimed farmland between the rolling elevations of the Montcalm and Ionia county line.

Local genealogy is well-documented through several distributed burial grounds, from the Palo Cem near the northern hamlet of Palo to the North Plains Cem and Oakwood Cem further south. The map traces the transition from the structured street grids of the small villages to the expansive section lines of the surrounding townships, connected by a thoroughfare of rural roads like Vickeryville Rd and Stage Rd.