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2023 Map of Shabbona

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Shabbona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The South Branch Cass River and Middle Branch Cass River define the hydraulic landscape of this region along the border of Sanilac and Tuscola counties. The settlement of Shabbona serves as a central point in a highly organized rural grid, where numerous man-made drains like the Argyle Howey Drain and McQueen Drain supplement the natural flow of Stony Creek and Greenman Creek. These drainage systems reveal the area's intensive agricultural history, showing how the land was managed to support farming in the Michigan Thumb.

Local history is preserved at sites like the Nicol Family Cem in the north and the Evergreen Cem near the center of the quadrangle. The small community of Wickware sits further north, connected by a network of local roads including Van Dyke Rd and Shabbona Rd. Small water bodies such as Shaws Lake provide some variation to the terrain, while the southern edge is marked by the presence of the North Branch White Creek.