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2023 Map of Shelby

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The village of Shelby serves as the northern anchor of this Oceana County landscape, where the agricultural grid meets the wooded borders of the Manistee National Forest. This modern record reveals a string of settlements along the north-south transport corridor, including New Era and Rothbury. The area is notably dense with localized burial sites that offer significant value for genealogical research, such as Mount Hope Cem, Mennonite Cem, and Assumption Cem.

The terrain is defined by a network of small glacial lakes and marshes, with Pigeon Lake, Inman Lake, and the winding Carlton Creek punctuating the lowlands. Higher ground is found at Mount Hope just east of the primary settlement. The survey illustrates the persistence of rural naming conventions, from the family-named Dorrance Creek to the descriptive Knox Swamp, while documenting contemporary road networks like Industrial Park Dr that signal evolving local industry.