Bement serves as the primary hub of activity in this central Illinois landscape, showing a structured grid of streets intersected by the diagonal line of a major rail corridor. This transportation route, passing through the heart of the village near S State Rte 105, historically facilitated the movement of grain and goods across the prairie. Outside the town limits, the terrain is defined by an extensive network of rural roads such as E 1100 North Rd and N 1000 East Rd, which segment the land into productive agricultural blocks typical of the region's development.
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1907 · Mahomet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Monticello
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1943 · Monticello
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Tuscola
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Bement
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Mahomet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Peoria
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Peoria
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000