~ MAPS ABOUT WALLOON LAKE ~
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Walloon Lake is surrounded by two counties... Charlevoix County and Emmet County.
Walloon Lake is surrounded by five townships... Melrose, Evangeline, Bay, Resort, and Bear Creek.
~ Maps are included below for each of the counties and townships connected to Walloon Lake. ~
Walloon Lake is surrounded by five townships... Melrose, Evangeline, Bay, Resort, and Bear Creek.
~ Maps are included below for each of the counties and townships connected to Walloon Lake. ~
Map Below: Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Suburban Service route from Walloon Lake to the Wa-ya-go-mug Hiawatha Ojibway Indian Play. Access additional information on this same Walloon Lake Wanderings web site by clicking HERE.
~ Charlevoix County Maps ~
include maps of Melrose Township, Evangeline Township and Bay Township in 1901
include maps of Melrose Township, Evangeline Township and Bay Township in 1901
A survey map measured in 1840 and 1841 of
Melrose Township Charlevoix County MI
1840 Surveyor Charles Cathcart
1898 Map with Bear Lake from Hand Book For Travelers Northern Michigan
Plat Map of Melrose Township in Charlevoix County
1901
1901
1901 Plat Map of Talcott, Post Office, including the Village of Walloon Lake
1901 Plat Map of Evanageline Township, Charlevoix County,
with small amount of land adjacent to Walloon Lake
with small amount of land adjacent to Walloon Lake
1901 Plat Map of Bay Township, Charlevoix County with land adjacent to Walloon Lake
1901 Plat Map of Wildwood Harbor, Bay Township, adjacent to Walloon Lake
1911 Advertising Map of Zenith Heights Lots for Sale on Walloon Lake
Photo of map taken on 24 May 2022, obviously was taken from the 1911 advertisement from above.
Click HERE to access NON-COPYRIGHTED Plat Maps of Michigan, like below.
1930>1939 Plat Map of Melrose Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan
1930>1939 Plat Map of Melrose Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan
Map Below: Still Capture of an ACTIVE PARCEL MAP SEARCH for Charlevoix County.
The Zoom (+) feature allows for viewing individual parcels which can be clicked
to get individual parcel information. Click HERE to access this site and MAP.
~ Emmet County Maps ~
includes 1902 maps below of Resort Township and Bear Creek Township adjacent to Walloon Lake
includes 1902 maps below of Resort Township and Bear Creek Township adjacent to Walloon Lake
1907 Walloon Lake Map with Points of Interest
11 June 1907 LABELS ON MAP ABOVE:
West Arm
Eagle Island
Lake Grove (Hotel)
Trout Dale
PRE-WEST ARM
Bacons
Echo Beach
Illinois Park
Lathams
Melrose
Wildwood Harbor
South Arm
Aircastle Point
Jacobsons
Waldons
South Shore
Beck
Dick
Frank's Hotel & Cottage
Fort Wayne
Indiana Resort
Myers
Purviance
J.H. Smith
Wick
North Shore
Mizers
North Arm
Birch Point
Cellars
Country Club
Gedges
Wheatons
Woodens
Jones
West Arm
Eagle Island
Lake Grove (Hotel)
Trout Dale
PRE-WEST ARM
Bacons
Echo Beach
Illinois Park
Lathams
Melrose
Wildwood Harbor
South Arm
Aircastle Point
Jacobsons
Waldons
South Shore
Beck
Dick
Frank's Hotel & Cottage
Fort Wayne
Indiana Resort
Myers
Purviance
J.H. Smith
Wick
North Shore
Mizers
North Arm
Birch Point
Cellars
Country Club
Gedges
Wheatons
Woodens
Jones
~ 1931 Map #13 of The Archaeological Atlas of Michigan ~
published by the Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press, and written by Wilbert B. Hinsdale
shows a map of Walloon Lake included in Charlevoix County MI.
published by the Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press, and written by Wilbert B. Hinsdale
shows a map of Walloon Lake included in Charlevoix County MI.
~ 1879 Map including Bear Lake (Later, Walloon Lake) ~
Map Below: Section of 1879 Map accessible by clicking HERE
Map Below: 1937: Artist, M.L. Shirk of Muncie Indiana ~ This image of this "only one of a kind left" map has been shared by Scott Smith (son of Phillip and Barbara Smith) of Lake Grove Road, who has given me permission to post it only on this "Walloon Lake Wanderings" website.
~ Karla Howard Buckmaster
~ Karla Howard Buckmaster
~ 1938-1939 Walloon Lake Survey and Soundings Map ~
by CCC Camp Wolverine in Nearby Chandler Township
(According to the map below, the West Arm is the deepest basin with a 100 feet sounding.)
~ 1949 Walloon Lake McCune Real Estate Map ~
Walloon Lake and Vicinity (March 1949)
Compliments of McCune-Dickinson, Inc. 310 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Compare this 1949 Map to the five pages of the 1963 Map next below...
Walloon Lake and Vicinity (March 1949)
Compliments of McCune-Dickinson, Inc. 310 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Compare this 1949 Map to the five pages of the 1963 Map next below...
~ 1963 Walloon Lake McCune Real Estate Map ~
Walloon Lake and Vicinity (April 1963)
Compliments of McCune-Dickinson, Inc. 310 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Submitted by Local Historian Tom Sage
Compare the five pages below of this 1963 Map to the 1949 Map just above..
Below: The entire map was scanned in four sections which are posted below the complete map
for easier, close-up viewing.
Walloon Lake and Vicinity (April 1963)
Compliments of McCune-Dickinson, Inc. 310 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Submitted by Local Historian Tom Sage
Compare the five pages below of this 1963 Map to the 1949 Map just above..
Below: The entire map was scanned in four sections which are posted below the complete map
for easier, close-up viewing.
~ 1961 Map of Relocation of M-75 between Boyne City and Walloon Lake ~
Possible Late 1960s Walloon Lake Chamber of Commerce Map of Walloon Lake
used as advertising by McCune & Co. Insurance and Real Estate of Petoskey, Mich.
used as advertising by McCune & Co. Insurance and Real Estate of Petoskey, Mich.
~ 1938 Melrose Township Charlevoix County MI Map ~
From Michigan Department of Conservation
Field Administration Division
The numbered lumber camps, abandoned railroad tracks, trails and good dirt roads were identified.
From Michigan Department of Conservation
Field Administration Division
The numbered lumber camps, abandoned railroad tracks, trails and good dirt roads were identified.
~ Charlevoix County Plat of Gov't 4 Sec b. 1.33 NR.5W. ~
(Turner, Jacob, McCune, Nickey)
(Turner, Jacob, McCune, Nickey)
Navigation Charts of Lake Charlevoix
Walloon Lake and Little Traverse Bay
1970
Walloon Lake and Little Traverse Bay
1970
LINKS
Charlevoix County 1901 Plat Book ~ Melrose Township
Charlevoix County Road Map
DNR ~ Institute for Fisheries Research Map for Walloon Lake
DNR ~ Institute for Fisheries Research Map for Charlevoix County
Lake Inventory Map of Walloon Lake by the Institute For Fisheries Research
Walloon Lake Fishing Map
Walloon Lake Preserve Trail Maps
The 1916 Michigan Map below is from the book... Michigan and her Great Highways Dedicated to the Dixie Highway. The book is further described as A Brief Sketch of the Earliest History of Michigan's Great Lake Region Now the Summer Land of the Middle West by Mrs. James T. Flaherty.
~ "A New Map of Walloon Lake" (Undated) ~
Signed: "The map drawn by Richard F. Burns"
Signed: "The map drawn by Richard F. Burns"
Map Below: Fall Color Tour "Walloon Lake ~ Lake Charlevoix"
Map Below:
~ Walloon Lake Waterworks Circuit Boundary ~
2023
~ Walloon Lake Waterworks Circuit Boundary ~
2023