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1930 Map of South Haven

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of South Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Lake Michigan shoreline dominates this 1927 survey, showing the established port of South Haven alongside a series of growing summer communities and camps. To the south, the landscape transitions from the developed streets and Waterworks Intake of the city to the dune-heavy terrain of Van Buren State Park and Roosevelt Hills. The presence of Camp Na Wa Kwa and numerous lakefront settlements like Palisades Park and Miami Park Beach reflects the region's early 20th-century character as a premier destination for seasonal residents.

Inland, the survey reveals a strictly organized agricultural grid connected by the Michigan Central and Pere Marquette rail lines. Local community life is anchored by country schools such as Deerlick Sch and Law Sch, while the settlement of Covert serves as a secondary hub. This map was compiled in part from early aerial photography by the Air Corps, documenting the precise layout of roads and farmsteads before the modern expansion of the shoreline highway system.