Explore Mulliken, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mulliken, 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 Mulliken.
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.
| City | Mulliken |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Eaton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.762257 |
| Longitude | -84.896382 |
| Population | 525 |
| Density | 194.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 48861 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| County Seat | Charlotte |
| School District | Grand Ledge Public Schools |
Mulliken occupies a quiet expanse of mid-Michigan landscape where the horizon remains flat and open, defined by the steady, unpretentious geography of the inland plains. It lies 12.1 miles west-northwest of Delta Township, MI (from Delta Township, MI: bearing 282°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west of Grand Ledge. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially as the light leans long and amber across the fields during the late afternoon. Just a mile away, the surface of Cryderman Lake catches the sky, reflecting a stillness that defines the local pace of life. Nearby, the Winchell and Union Drain carves a subtle path through the soil, serving as a reminder of the persistent, slow-moving work of water in this region. At the center of the local geography, Mulliken Ballfield provides a flat, grass-covered space where the neighborhood gathers, anchoring the physical character of the land in the simple, necessary rhythm of human activity.
Mulliken emerged from the expansion of the rail lines, a development that dictated the layout of the streets and the orientation of its early buildings. The economy has historically leaned into the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the seasonal temperament of the residents. While the bustle of larger industrial hubs exists elsewhere, the daily life in Mulliken retains a focused, deliberate quality, centered on the maintenance of homes and the quiet continuity of local commerce. Even as the decades have shifted the nature of regional industry, the fundamental character of the locality remains tied to the soil and the legacy of its founding, preserved in the sturdy architecture and the way the light settles over the fields at dusk.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mulliken, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.762257, -84.896382. 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 Mulliken includes the ZIP code (48861), telephone area code (517), county seat of Eaton County (Charlotte), and school district assignment (Grand Ledge Public Schools).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |