THE PUTNAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Interlobate Dead Ice Moraines setting.
Putnam township has 34.1 square miles of land in Livingston County. Its Census reference point is in Interlobate Dead Ice Moraines, within Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains.
Lakes, marshes and complex glacial deposits create a varied landscape around southern Michigan and northern Indiana. Moraines, beach ridges, dunes, kettles and meltwater channels occur across the region.
Regional context: Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Putnam and Livingston County
Putnam is associated with Livingston County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Putnam by land and water
The Census records 1.5 square miles of water within Putnam, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points higher than the 3.4% recorded for Livingston County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Putnam township has 21.1 times the land area of nearby Pinckney village (1.61 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

