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1969 Map of Swartz Creek

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Swartz Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Swartz Creek serves as a focal point for this Genesee County landscape, where the convergence of the Grand Trunk Western railroad and expanding road networks like Miller Road and Bristol Road drove mid-century suburbanization. The map documents a community transitioning from rural farmland to residential neighborhoods, with several institutional anchors such as St Marys Ch and St Marys Cem appearing near the town center.

Industry and recreation are visible at the periphery, with the Bishop Airport and Oakwood Golf Course flanking the northeastern boundary near the Flint Corporate Boundary. Smaller settlements like Rankin and landmarks like the Drive-in Theater and Mt Hope Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the development of Clayton, Flint, Gaines, and Mundy townships.