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2014 Map of Paw Paw

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Paw Paw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Paw Paw serves as the focal point of this Van Buren County landscape, where the confluence of the E Br Paw Paw River and S Br Paw Paw River feeds into Maple Lake. The village is surrounded by a dense network of water bodies, including Lake Cora, Reynolds Lake, and Threemile Lake, which have long defined the region's recreational and agricultural character. Small clusters like Wildeys, Maple Island, and the curiously named Teapot Dome punctuate the grid of country roads and section lines.

For genealogists and local historians, the area is rich with established burial grounds such as Saint Marys Cem, Pioneer Cem, and Clapp Cem. The terrain rises at Prospect Hill, which overlooks the surrounding drainage systems of the Lawton Drain and Three Mile Lake Drain. This detailed survey documents the intricate water management and residential development of the early twenty-first century, preserving the placement of rural homesteads and township infrastructure.