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2017 Map of Shelby

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Shelby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Shelby serves as the primary hub in this portion of Oceana County, situated at the intersection of a well-defined grid of agricultural roads and the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail State Park. The settlement pattern follows a distinct north-south corridor that includes New Era and Rothbury, each marked by their own community centers and cemeteries like Assumption Cem and New Era Cem.

The landscape to the east transitions into the Manistee National Forest, where the terrain becomes increasingly defined by glacial hydrology. Dozens of small water bodies and wetlands dot the region, including Potters Marsh, Heitman Lake, and the curiously named Helldiver Lake. These water features, along with drainage systems like Carlton Cr and Robinson Cr, illustrate the complex natural drainage of the Michigan fruit belt before it reaches Lake Michigan.