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1945 Map of Ravenna

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Ravenna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Coopersville and Ravenna serve as the primary hubs for this rural landscape in the mid-1940s, situated at the crossroads of extensive rail and road networks. The Grand Trunk and Pere Marquette railroads traverse the region, supporting a dense network of farming communities and crossroads settlements such as Conklin, Marne, and Casnovia. The map reveals a highly developed social infrastructure of the era, with dozens of rural schoolhouses like Hoogstraat Sch and Lillie Sch spaced systematically across the townships.

The southern border is defined by the Grand River, where the settlements of Eastmanville and Lamont sit along its banks. A transition between Muskegon and Ottawa counties is clearly marked, showing the distribution of local landmarks like Patterson Park and St Francis Ch. This survey captures the region just as the State Highway Commissioner, Charles M. Ziegler, was overseeing the expansion of the Trunk Line system through West Michigan.