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2023 Map of West Highland

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Livingston and Oakland counties meet in this lakeside landscape, defined by a dense network of glacial basins and small unincorporated settlements. The area around Highland and West Highland shows a transition from structured township grids to the irregular shorelines of Dunham Lake and Tipsico Lake. Small crossroads communities like Rose Corners and Hallers Corners anchor the rural northern sections, while the presence of historic burial grounds such as Beebe Cem and Hodge Cem provides critical points of interest for genealogical research.

The topography is punctuated by Briar Hill and extensive wetlands like Taggett Marsh, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of North Ore Creek and Runyan Creek. Named water bodies such as Big School Lot Lake and Little School Lot Lake suggest the historic distribution of land parcels for public education, a common feature in Michigan’s territorial development. The modern road network, including W Highland Rd and Hartland Rd N, follows these older patterns of settlement and natural barriers.