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1945 Map of Richmond

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

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Grand Trunk Western railroad cuts a diagonal line through this Macomb County landscape, anchoring the bustling trade center at Richmond and the neighboring settlement of Lenox. In the mid-1940s, this region was a dense network of family farms and small rural communities, as evidenced by the high concentration of country schools. From Highbank Sch in the west to Sullivan Sch in the southeast, these one-room schoolhouses served as local anchors for township life.

The terrain is defined by a sophisticated system of agricultural drainage, with features like Smith Drain, Jeffrey Drain, and Lowe Drain feeding into larger water bodies such as Beaver Creek and the Belle River. Outside the established towns of Armada and Richmond, the map reveals specific land uses including a Gravel Pit near Highbank Creek and several distinct burial grounds like Willow Grove Cem and Bates Cem, providing essential markers for genealogical research in these townships.