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1922 Map of Stockbridge

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Stockbridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The village of Stockbridge serves as a central hub in this post-war landscape, where the intersections of Ingham, Livingston, Jackson, and Washtenaw counties meet. This survey reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure, featuring an exceptional concentration of one-room schoolhouses such as Stilson School, Eaman School, and the Bullis Crossing School. The Michigan Base Line runs east-to-west, anchoring the rectangular survey system that defined local property boundaries and town structures like Unadilla and Lyndon Center.

Transportation dictates the settlement pattern, with the Grand Trunk and Michigan Central railroads facilitating the movement of goods and people between stops like Gregory and Sylvan Sta. The glaciated terrain is marked by numerous water bodies, including Portage Lake and Halfmoon Lake, alongside prominent elevations such as Prospect Hill and Sackrider Hill. This era captures the transition between traditional rail-reliant commerce and the emerging road network indicated by the early Trunk Line designations.