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1968 Map of Whittemore

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Whittemore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Whittemore and Turner serve as the primary hubs in this late 1960s survey of the northern Michigan landscape. The region is defined by its extensive water network and forestry, with the Au Gres River and Porterfield Creek draining through the wooded expanses of the Alpena State Forest and the Tittabawassee River State Forest. The geography reveals a transition from these protected timberlands to agricultural plots interconnected by a grid of named rural routes such as Partlo Road and Maple Ridge Road.

Traces of earlier industrial transport are evident in the Old Railroad Grade and Railroad Grade that cut across the northern sections of the map. For genealogists and local historians, these features along with the Johnson Creek Cem and Cedar Valley Cemetery provide specific points of reference for the families who settled this border area between Iosco and Arenac counties. Small-scale industrial activity is also visible through the presence of several Gravel Pits and a Quarry situated near the town centers.