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2018 Map of Chillicothe

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Illinois River corridor dominates this landscape, carving a wide path through central Illinois where it widens into Upper Peoria Lake. The city of Chillicothe occupies the western terrace, its residential grid bounded by the river and the marshy expanses of Chillicothe Island. Further north, the blufftop community of Hopewell overlooks the river's backwaters, including Wightman Lake and Babb Slough.

Deep ravines like Rattlesnake Hollow and Coal Hollow cut through the western bluffs, illustrating the complex drainage systems feeding the main river valley. Genealogists can locate several historic burial sites scattered across the rural townships, from the Yankee Lane Cem in the northwest to the Imhoff Cem in the southeast. The map also captures local aviation history at Parrish RLA Airport and the transition into the Woodford Co Conservation Rd area near the southern boundary.