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2012 Map of Canton

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Canton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The city of Canton and its surrounding Fulton County landscape appear here in the early 2010s, characterized by a complex network of residential additions and a legacy of land use that has left numerous water bodies throughout the quadrangle. North of the city center, the community of Brereton sits near the headwaters of W Br Copperas Cr, while the urban core is flanked by distinct neighborhoods such as Village Square and Westview Acres. The presence of several large cemeteries, including Saint Marys Cem and Greenwood Cem, reflects the long-standing community history of the area.

Institutional anchors like Spoon River Junior College dominate the southern approach to the city. The terrain is marked by a series of interconnected ponds and lakes, such as Van Winkle Lake, Bond Lake, and Strode Lake, which interrupt the traditional agricultural grid. These features, along with the meandering path of Big Cr, show a landscape where industrial or natural processes have significantly altered the local drainage patterns.