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2018 Map of Bondville

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bondville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Champaign and its western outskirts transition from dense urban street grids to the expansive agricultural landscape of central Illinois. The western edge of the city features residential developments like Kenwood and Staley, while the southern reaches are dominated by the significant footprint of the University of Illinois-Willard Airport. This interface between academic infrastructure and rural farmland is a defining characteristic of the region, where the organized grid of city streets gives way to long section-line roads such as Curtis Rd and W Old Church Rd.

Water management is central to this prairie landscape, visible through the network of drainage features like Kaskaskia Ditch, Copper Slough, and Tuomile Slough that cut through the fields. Smaller communities such as Bondville and Tolono anchor the corners of the quadrangle, connected by historic road corridors. Locally significant landmarks include Prairieview Cem and small water bodies like Maynard Lake and Clear Lake, which provide distinctive breaks in the surrounding terrain.