1986 Map of Chenoa

About this map

The town of Chenoa serves as the central hub of this mid-1980s landscape, positioned at a major transportation junction in rural McLean County. This survey, compiled from aerial photography taken in 1983, illustrates the geometric precision of the Illinois prairie, where agricultural fields are divided by a network of straight-line section roads and intermittent waterways. The natural drainage of the area is defined by the winding paths of Rooks Creek in the northeast and Henline Creek and Patton Creek to the south. Small rural markers like a local Cem and the infrastructure of the Sewage Disposal Pond provide specific points of interest for local history researchers. Beyond the main settlement of Chenoa, the map extends into portions of Yates, Lexington, and Lawndale townships, capturing the quiet character of the region just before modern expansion began to alter these long-established agricultural boundaries.