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1922 Map of Schoolcraft

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Schoolcraft
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The village of Vicksburg and the township seat of Schoolcraft anchor this 1920s survey of southern Kalamazoo County. The region is defined by a dense concentration of glacial lakes and an evolving transportation network, where the Pennsylvania and Grand Trunk (Kalamazoo Br) railroads cross paths near Sunset Lake. This era shows several earlier rail lines already marked as defunct, including the Michigan Central (Abandoned) and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern (Abandoned), signaling the shift toward the highway system being developed by the State Highway Department.

Rural life is meticulously documented through an extensive network of schoolhouses, such as the Fanckboner School, Brown Jug School, and the Section Sixteen School. Settlement clusters like Ramona Park on the shores of Austin Lake reflect the area's development as a residential and recreational destination. To the south, the landscape transitions into St. Joseph County, featuring the winding Portage River and the small hamlet of Parkville.