1906 Map of Romulus

About this map

The Huron River serves as the primary geographic corridor through this landscape, winding past established early 20th-century settlements like Belleville, New Boston, and Flat Rock. This survey, conducted just after the turn of the century, reveals a region defined by a dense industrial and agricultural transportation network. A remarkable concentration of rail lines converges here, including the Wabash RR, Pere Marquette RR, and the Michigan Central RR, illustrating the area's role as a vital junction between Detroit and the southern lake ports. Along the southern edge, the transition from Wayne Co to Monroe Co is marked by smaller farming communities such as Carleton and Waltz. Genealogists may find value in the specific placement of rural homesteads and named drainage features like Sutliff Drain and Whitaker Marsh Creek, which once defined property lines and local drainage districts in this low-lying territory.