1906 Map of Ypsilanti

South of the river, the land transitions into a patchwork of rural townships like Augusta and York, where small communities such as Willis, Whittaker, and Urania appear along the rail routes. Further south, the town of Milan straddles the border near the Saline River, and the Wabash RR cuts diagonally across the terrain toward Maybee. Genealogists and local historians can trace the historical footprints of established hamlets like Stony Creek and Azalia, as well as the drainage systems like Willow Run and Paint Creek that defined the area's early agricultural and industrial development.