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2011 Map of Schaffer

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Schaffer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Ford River and its numerous tributaries, including Twentyfour Mile Creek and Tenmile Creek, carve through this landscape in Delta County, Michigan. The settlement patterns are concentrated along a primary transit corridor, connecting the small communities of Perronville, Schaffer, and Tesch. This corridor represents the historical development of the region, where local life centered around points of service and community such as the Perronville Post Office.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the mapping of local burial grounds, specifically Saint Michael's Catholic Cemetery and the Schaffer Cemetery. Away from the main road, the terrain opens into rural spaces marked by the Ramsy Farm Airport and the smaller locality of Eustis. The dense network of watercourses, such as Fortyseven Mile Creek and the North Branch Bark River, underscores the importance of the river systems to the regional geography of the Upper Peninsula.