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1930 Map of Danvers

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Danvers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

The Mackinaw River carves a winding path across this Central Illinois landscape, defining the northern borders of Montgomery and Kansas townships. Surveyed in the late 1920s, the map reveals a dense network of country schools like Price Sch and Rook Creek Sch that served the agricultural hinterlands of Danvers and Carlock. These smaller settlements were anchored by significant rail infrastructure, including the Illinois Traction System (Electric) and the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railroad, which connected this rural corridor to larger regional markets.

Deeply grounded in the geography of Woodford and McLean counties, the map highlights early religious landmarks such as Centennial Chapel and East White Oak Ch. The intersection of heavy rail and local trolley lines, such as the New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad passing through Carlock, illustrates a transition period in American transport where electric interurbans still operated alongside steam-powered freight lines.