1900 Map of Danville

About this map

Danville serves as the industrial and transportation hub of Vermilion County at the close of the nineteenth century, positioned where the North Fork Vermilion River joins the main Vermilion River. This survey captures a dense network of early rail corridors, including the Chicago and Evansville Line and the Toledo and Kansas City Line, which facilitated the region's agricultural and coal-based economy. The landscape is defined by its watercourses and the steep drainages that feed them, such as Hungry Hollow and Grape Creek. Surrounding settlements like Westville, Catlin, and the riverside community of Batestown illustrate the established township structure of Blount, Danville, and Catlin. The eastern edge of the map follows the Boundary Line at State Line, marking the border where Illinois meets Indiana near Rileysburg.