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1966 Map of Anna

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Anna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Anna State Hospital serves as a major landmark on the northwest edge of Anna, where the town's grid meets the undulating terrain of Union County. The mid-century development of the community is evidenced by the Drive-in Theater and the expansion of residential streets like Lewis Ave and Sheridan St. The Illinois Central railroad remains a primary structural axis, cutting southeast through the landscape toward Balcom.

Rural life is marked by a network of family and community landmarks, including Kimmel Cem, Mission Chapel Cem, and Trinity Cem. The topography is defined by the winding paths of the Cache River and Cypress Creek, punctuated by several quarries that suggest the local extractive industry. Along the Third Principal Meridian, the landscape transitions into a series of creek bottoms and wooded ridges, documented here just as modern infrastructure like the pipeline and new highway interchanges began to reshape the area.