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2017 Map of Portland North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Grand River and Maple River converge in this part of Ionia County, creating a landscape defined by significant river bends and floodplains. Near their junction, the village of Lyons is positioned on a high peninsula formed by a sharp oxbow, while Muir sits just to the north along the rail-corridor-turned-trail. This 2017 survey illustrates the modern conversion of the region’s transportation history, with the Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee (CIS) State Trail following the former railroad grade across the northern townships.

Genealogists will find several notable burial sites throughout the rural sections, including Lyons Township Cem, Keefer Cem, Musser Cem, and the singular Brown Grave. The map also records numerous small drainage features such as Ayers Br, Carbaugh Drain, and Taylor Drain, which detail the local agricultural topography between the established settlements of Collins and the northern edge of Portland.