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2015 Map of Danville SE

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Danville SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Vermilion River carves a deep, winding path through this Illinois-Indiana borderland, defining the geography between Danville and smaller outlying communities. The landscape is characterized by its numerous small-scale settlements and an exceptionally high density of historic burial grounds, such as Sanhill Memorial Park Cem, Greenwood Cem, and Sandusky Cem. These features, along with the broad lowlands of Langley Bottom, suggest a long-established rural pattern where local genealogy is tied closely to the river's bends and the surrounding creeks.

Industrial and recreational footprints are evident in the presence of Westville Lake and the Gessie Airport near the eastern edge. Small hamlets like Grape Creek, Himrod, and Meeks are connected by a network of rural roads such as Perrysville Rd and Jones Rd, tracing the early 21st-century development of Vermilion County. The state line divides the quadrangle vertically, separating the residential growth of the Illinois side from the agricultural reaches near Rileysburg and Gessie in Indiana.