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2019 Map of Shabbona

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The South Branch Cass River and Middle Branch Cass River converge in this agricultural region along the border of Tuscola and Sanilac Counties. The landscape is defined by a dense grid of drainage systems, including the McQueen Drain, Bond Drain, and Evergreen and Austin Drain, reflecting the engineering required to manage the Thumb region's hydrology for farming.

Small rural clusters like Shabbona and Wickware anchor the township, while the Nicol Family Cem and Evergreen Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracking the area's early settlers. The terrain is relatively level, broken by minor watercourses such as Stony Cr and the marshy edges of Shauls Lake, showing a persistent pattern of rural life and land management that has remained largely consistent over decades.