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Ceresco Michigan Map

Explore Ceresco, Michigan, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ceresco, Michigan

How to Use This Ceresco, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ceresco, Michigan. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Michigan or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ceresco.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityCeresco
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyCalhoun County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude42.271987
Longitude-85.061374
Population1,200
Density55.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code49033
Area Code269
County SeatMarshall

About Ceresco, Michigan

Ceresco is a locality in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Ceresco is located at 42.2720°N, 85.0614°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49033.

Ceresco maintains a quiet gravity along the banks of the Kalamazoo River, where the water moves with a steady, deliberate purpose through the lower Michigan landscape. It lies 6.9 miles east-southeast of Battle Creek, MI (from Battle Creek, MI: bearing 119°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west of Marshall. The terrain here is defined by a low-slung topography of fertile plains and modest elevations, a landscape that remains indifferent to the frantic pace of the wider world. Two miles to the east, the stillness of Mud Lake offers a reflective contrast to the persistent flow of the river, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Walnut Ridge marks the horizon like a faint brushstroke of charcoal against the pale sky. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar clarity, turning the fields a bruised shade of violet and sharpening the silhouettes of the trees that lean over the riverbanks.

Ceresco emerged from the nineteenth-century impulse to harness the land, its early vitality tied to the milling of grain and the reliable pull of the current. While the industrial fervor of the past has softened into the quiet routine of a rural crossroads, the economy remains rooted in the temperament of the soil and the legacy of the surrounding agriculture. Residents often look toward the green, manicured expanses of the Oakland Hills Golf Club for a different kind of cultivation, a space that occupies the land with a measured elegance. Even as the decades have passed, the character of Ceresco persists in the way the air holds the scent of damp earth and the distant, cooling influence of the W K Kellogg Experimental Forest, reminding those who pass through that the rhythm of the region is dictated not by clocks, but by the turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Oakland Hills Golf Club (Park) — 1.9 mi, 351° N
  • Grevers Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 006° N
  • Historic Bridge Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 299° NW
  • Kimball Pines Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 299° NW
  • Ott Biological Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 318° NW
  • Alwyn Downs Golf Course (Park) — 5.1 mi, 100° E
  • Binder Park Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 244° SW
  • Eastend Sutdio & Gallery (Gallery) — 5.1 mi, 090° E
  • Bogar Movie Theater (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 090° E
  • Brooks Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 113° SE
  • GQT Lakeview 10 (Cinema) — 6.4 mi, 264° W
  • Sojourner Truth Memorial (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 297° NW
  • Full Blast (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 297° NW
  • 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 299° NW
  • Battle Creek Regional History Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 298° NW
  • Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 020° N
  • Historic Adventist Village (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 299° NW
  • Leila Park Children's Garden (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 299° NW
  • Dyer Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 008° N
  • 2nd Stream (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 287° W
  • Switchback (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 284° W
  • 1st Stream (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 286° W
  • Kresge Foundation Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.8 mi, 031° NE
  • North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 15.3 mi, 289° W · 286 acres
  • Barry State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 324° NW
  • Barn Theater (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 283° W
  • Charlotte Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 028° NE
  • Wing House Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 172° S
  • Bernard Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 310° NW
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 302° NW · 539k acres

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About This Ceresco Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ceresco, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.271987, -85.061374. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ceresco includes the ZIP code (49033), telephone area code (269), county seat of Calhoun County (Marshall), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.