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1955 Map of Ralph

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Ralph
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Escanaba and Lake Superior railroad anchors the local geography of the central Upper Peninsula, serving the small communities of Ralph and Stafford in the mid-1950s. This region is defined by its extensive public lands, spanning the Michigamme State Forest, Sturgeon River State Forest, and Felch Mountain State Forest. The presence of the Ralph Landing Field and White Run Landing Field suggests a landscape managed for fire observation and aerial access, supported by the Escanaba River Lookout Tower to the northeast.

A dense network of waterways, including the Sturgeon River and its branches, alongside the Escanaba River, creates a complex drainage system across the Marquette and Dickinson county lines. Smaller settlements like Theodore are mapped near significant water bodies such as Sixmile Lake and Norway Lake. For genealogists and local historians, the Ralph Cem provides a specific point of interest for tracing the families who resided in these remote timber and mining townships during the post-war era.