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1958 Map of Woodville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Woodville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Woodville and the surrounding townships in the Manistee National Forest appear here in a period of transition between its timber-era past and a modern industrial landscape. The Muskegon River dominates the southeast, where the massive Hardy Dam Pond and nearby Oxbow Park reflect the region's mid-century development for power and recreation. Remnants of the lumbering days are visible in the numerous railroad grades that crisscross the northern forests, while the agrarian character of the land is preserved in small communities like Trumbull Corners and Big Prairie.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of rural institutions, from the Amish Cemetery and Old Prairie Everett Cemetery to the many country schools such as Little Jackson School and Cobb School. A burgeoning energy sector is also evident through the extensive Gas Storage Field and numerous oil wells scattered across the landscape, marking the shift toward subsurface resource extraction in Newaygo County.