2023 Map of Ypsilanti West

About this map

Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti serve as the urban anchors for this southern Michigan landscape, where residential expansion meets established agricultural and transit corridors. The area is defined by a complex network of managed waterways, including the Pittsfield Number Five Drain, Koch Warner Drain, and McCarthy Drain, illustrating the region's long-term reliance on drainage infrastructure for both farming and development. The presence of several family and community burial grounds, such as Pioneer Cem and Crittenden Cem, provides a genealogical footprint of the early settlers who established the townships of Pittsfield and Stony Creek. The western portion is dominated by the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, while the southern reaches follow the meandering paths of Sugar Creek and Buck Creek. This modern survey documents the contemporary interface between the suburban outskirts of two major university towns and the rural character of the surrounding Washtenaw County townships.