2019 Map of Tekonsha

About this map

The Saint Joseph River winds through the village of Tekonsha, illustrating the foundational relationship between Michigan's inland waterways and early settlement patterns. This area of Calhoun and Branch counties is defined by a dense network of glacial water features, including the interconnected West Shed Lake, East Shed Lake, and South Shed Lake. The landscape transition from the village center toward the rural southern townships is marked by numerous family and community landmarks, such as Riverside Cem and Clarks Cem, which provide essential points of reference for genealogists. To the south, the agricultural character of the region is evident near the settlements of Girard and South Butler, where the drainage of the South Branch Hog Creek and its tributaries like S Br Hog Cr shaped the local farmsteads and road networks, many of which follow the established section lines of the Public Land Survey System.