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2015 Map of Bradford

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Bradford serves as a central hub for this rural Illinois landscape, where the intersection of Bradford Road and N Peoria St anchors a community surrounded by agricultural lands. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the E Fork Spoon River, which is joined by several tributaries including Coopers Defeat Cr and Silver Cr. These waterways create natural depressions in the prairie, such as the low-lying Marsh Lake located to the southwest.

Genealogists will find a significant number of burial grounds scattered throughout the township, ranging from the central Bradford Cemetary and Saint John Cem to more remote sites like Mount Pleasant Cem and Champion-Drawyer Cem. Small clusters of settlement persist at Lombardville, Morse, and Broadmoor, marking the historical distribution of farming communities across Stark and Bureau counties during the early 21st century.