2023 Map of Sumnerville

About this map

The Dowagiac River winds through this pocket of Cass County, anchoring a landscape defined by its glacial lakes and rural settlements. Near the center, the community of Sumnerville sits along the banks of Pokagon Creek, adjacent to the Sumnerville Cem and the Sommers area. The map reveals a high density of burial grounds essential for genealogical research, including the Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Rodgers Cem, and Evergreen Cem near the village of Pokagon. Further north, Indian Lake and Brush Lake are surrounded by a network of local routes like Forest Beach Rd and Brush Lake Rd. This documentation of the Berrien and Cass County borderlands highlights the persistent agricultural and residential patterns of Southwestern Michigan, extending toward the northern outskirts of Niles and the southern edge of Dowagiac near the Dowagiac Municipal Airport.