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2012 Map of Abingdon

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Abingdon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Abingdon serves as the primary hub of this Knox County landscape, where the town's street grid meets the sprawling rural road network of western Illinois. The town center is well-defined by municipal landmarks including the Po and the Abingdon Water Works, while the surrounding countryside is marked by small drainage systems like Cedar Fork and Latimer Cr. These waterways cut through the section lines of the agricultural landscape, which is organized by a meticulous grid of rural avenues and roads.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several burial grounds, including the Abingdon Cem on the town's edge and the more remote Meridians Cem and Boydston Dawdy Cem. North of the main settlement, the smaller cluster of Saluda appears near the northern boundary, while Wolford's Airport represents a modern aviation footprint in the fertile prairie south of the city. The map also captures several distinct hydrologic features such as Italian Slough and Indian Cr as they meander through the southern fields.