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1966 Map of Danville NW

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Danville NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The industrial and recreational landscape of Danville and its northern outskirts unfolds along the North Fork Vermilion River. This mid-1960s survey captures the area's transition from intense resource extraction to public parkland, most notably at the Harmarttan Strip Mine and the adjacent Kickapoo State Park, where former mining pits appear as a chain of water bodies including Emerald Pond, Inland Sea, and Long Pond.

Beyond the city limits, the rural townships of Blount and Pilot are dotted with small crossroads like Snider and numerous family and community landmarks. Researchers can locate several historic burial grounds, such as Fairchild Cem and Pentecost Cem, alongside rural congregations at Vermilion Chapel and Old Union Ch. The northern expansion of the city is evident near Lake Vermilion, where residential development meets institutional sites like the Naval Reserve Center and Schlarman High Sch.