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1959 Map of White Cloud

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of White Cloud
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

White Cloud serves as the hub of activity on this mid-century survey, situated at the junction of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad line. The landscape is a dense network of water and timber, characterized by the South Branch Pere Marquette River and a massive concentration of lakes such as Bitely Lake, Woodland Lake, and Nichols Lake. The mapping reveals a rural infrastructure of one-room schoolhouses and small community centers, including Shaw Sch, Denver Sch, and the Town Hall in Wilcox township.

Industrial and resource extraction footprints are evident throughout Newaygo County, from the Huber Oil Field in the west to numerous Gravel Pits scattered near the rail lines. Small, localized settlements like Brohman, Bitely, and Ramona are captured in their post-war state, alongside several rural burial grounds like Prospect Hill Cem and Hillers Cem. The presence of the Beaver Lookout Tower underscores the significance of the Manistee National Forest boundary, which encompasses a large portion of the central terrain.