1983 Map of Town Corners

About this map

Stony Lake serves as a central landmark in this coastal region of Oceana County, where the waters of Stony Creek meet the shoreline of Lake Michigan. The landscape transitions from the protected timberlands of the Manistee National Forest in the southeast to an active agricultural and resource-based interior. Evidence of the local energy economy is visible at the Stony Lake Oil Field, located near Jakes Lake and Park Lake. Local civic life is anchored by small settlements like Benona and Town Corners, supported by several rural congregations including St Stephens Ch and St Johns Ch. Genealogists will find numerous burial sites throughout the townships, such as Gardner Cem and Cranston Cem, which often represent the early family holdings in Benona and Claybanks townships.