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1949 Map of Dalton City

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Dalton City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Dalton City and Macon anchor a landscape defined by the intersection of the Illinois Central and Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroads in the late 1940s. This survey of central Illinois reveals a high density of rural institutions, with dozens of family-named schools and churches serving the agricultural townships of South Macon, Milam, and Pickaway. The map provides a detailed view of the region before modern agricultural consolidation, preserving the locations of smaller community centers like Yantisville and Prairie Home.

Waterways such as Marrowbone Creek and Flat Branch bisect the grid-patterned fields, where numerous burial grounds like the Masonic Cem and New Hope Cem are documented. Researchers can trace the placement of specialized landmarks such as the Eastern Star Sanitarium near Macon and the Landing Field west of the Moultrie Co line, reflecting the social and transit infrastructure of the mid-20th century.