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2019 Map of Roscommon South

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Roscommon South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The village of Roscommon serves as the focal point for this interior Michigan landscape, where the Roscommon County Courthouse and Higgins Township Cem anchor the community's local history. The town sits at the intersection of early rail corridors and modern highways, positioned near the headwaters of the South Branch Au Sable River. The surrounding terrain is defined by a complex network of wetlands and glacial features, including the sprawling Robinson Creek Flooding and several named topographic rises such as Sinkhole Hill and Sixmile Hill.

Hydrography dominates the rural areas south of the village, characterized by expansive marshes like Long Crossway Swamp and Ninemile Hill Swamp. These wetlands, along with smaller bodies of water like Bambi Lake and Robinson Lake, dictate the placement of local roads and the Roscommon Conservation Airport. The interplay between the structured town grid and the natural drainage patterns of the Hudson Creek Swamp illustrates the environmental constraints on development in this portion of Roscommon County.