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2012 Map of Ashland

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Ashland serves as the primary hub of this central Illinois landscape, where the local grid of streets including W Buchanan St meets the rural agricultural corridors of Cass County. The town is marked by several significant landmarks for local researchers, such as the Saint Augustine Catholic Cem and Ashland City Cem. To the west, the smaller settlement of Philadelphia sits along the road network near Little Indian Cr, illustrating the dispersed nature of these historic farming communities.

The surrounding countryside is defined by a dense network of family-named roads and drainage systems. Waterways like Panther Cr and Conover Br carve through the prairie, often serving as the sites for quiet rural burial grounds like Garner Chapel Cem and the McDonald Cem. This 2012 survey provides a clear view of the modern infrastructure and land use, from the residential blocks in town to the reaches of Million Dollar Rd.