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1918 Map of Perrinton

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Perrinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

Perrinton and Middleton stand as the primary hubs in this agricultural landscape straddling the Gratiot and Clinton County boundary during the late 1910s. The region is defined by a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, including a schoolhouse nearly every few miles and specialized industry like the Stevensons Tile Mill near Washington. The Maple River meanders across the central portion of the sheet, providing a natural corridor for the settlement at Maple Rapids and the crossing at Bridgeville.

Rail transport is anchored by the Grand Trunk RR and the Ann Arbor RR, which connect the small village centers and grain-handling points. For genealogists and local historians, the map's density of named schoolhouses, such as Wormuth School and Woodman School, alongside landmarks like Grange Hall and Newark Store, offers a specific look at the social and commercial layout of central Michigan's farming communities before the era of school consolidation.