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2015 Map of Arcola

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Arcola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Arcola serves as the central hub of this Douglas County landscape, where a dense grid of streets like W Main St and E Jefferson St meets the modern transport corridor of Interstate 57. To the north, the small community of Galton sits along the rail line, surrounded by a vast network of section roads that define the region's agricultural character. The southern portion of the map is marked by the winding course of the Kaskaskia River, which cuts through the flat prairie terrain near the border of Douglas and Coles counties.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of burial sites throughout the township, including Campbell Cem, Township Cem, and Gardner Cem. The presence of East Humboldt Cem and Brann Cem further south underscores the long-settled history of these rural communities. Large-scale water management is evident through features like Arcola Drainage Ditch Number 4, highlighting the historical effort to reclaim and maintain the fertile Illinois farmland for production.