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1983 Map of Cadwell

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Cadwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Lovington serves as the primary hub in this central Illinois landscape, where the agricultural grid is intersected by the diagonal line of the Missouri Pacific railroad. The map documents a rural community structure defined by small settlements like Cadwell, Williamsburg, and Fairbanks, each connected by a network of section roads. The placement of the Townhall near Fairbanks and scattered educational landmarks like Plainview Sch and Jonathan Creek Sch reveals the civic organization of the era.

Water drainage across the prairie is managed by several significant branches, most notably Jonathan Creek, Twomile Branch, and Asa Creek. For those tracing local genealogy or land use, the inclusion of Seass Cem and the small station point at Cushman provides essential spatial context for family homesteads. The terrain is characterized by the subtle relief of the Jonathan Branch watershed, illustrating the transition from open prairie to wooded creek bottoms before more modern development altered these patterns.