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2023 Map of Walkerville East

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Walkerville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Walkerville and the unincorporated community of Volney anchor this 2023 survey of the Oceana and Newaygo county line. The landscape is defined by the dense wetlands and timber of the Manistee National Forest, which covers the central portion of the map. Genealogists and local historians will find several burial grounds mapped, including Abson Cem, Volney Cem, and Troy Township Cem on the northern edge.

The area is saturated with glacial lakes and waterways, from the North Branch White River in the south to Gilbert Lake and Campbell Lake. The settlement pattern follows a rigid section grid typical of the Michigan lakelands, with long-standing thoroughfares like Harrison Rd and N Maple Island Rd connecting scattered farmsteads and rural homes. Small pockets of habitation like Flanders dot the eastern edge, while the hydrology of Tanner Swamp and South Beaver Creek shapes the local drainage.