1952 Map of Assumption

About this map

Blue Mound and Stonington anchor this mid-century survey of the Central Illinois prairie, where the drainage of Mosquito Creek and Flat Branch define the agricultural landscape. The region’s economic life follows the tracks of the Wabash RR and the Illinois Central RR, with grain elevators and rail sidings serving the small towns along the Christian and Macon county line. A deep local history is evident in the cluster of rural institutions, such as Old Stonington Ch and the Brushy Branch Sch, alongside numerous family-named burial grounds like Bilyeu Cem and Traughber Cem. The presence of the Mc Coy Airport near Stonington and several oil wells scattered through the southern townships indicates a postwar shift toward diversified infrastructure, even as traditional township boundaries like Prairie Ton and May remain firmly established.