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1998 Map of De Long

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of De Long
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Lake Bracken and its surrounding Lake Bracken Country Club dominate the northwestern corner of this Knox County landscape, where the terrain transitions from upland plateaus into the dendritic drainage patterns of Brush Creek. The settlement of DeLong sits at a central crossroads, while further south, the village of Hermon is situated near Hermon Creek. This area of Illinois is marked by a legacy of rural infrastructure, including a prominent Old Railroad Grade that speaks to former transit corridors and a Radio Tower indicating modern communication links.

Family history is deeply rooted here, evidenced by numerous small burial grounds such as Bristol Cem, Ferguson Cem, and Haynes Cem. Religious and community life are anchored by Orange Chapel and the Good Samaritan Retreat. The presence of the Dawes Landing Strip and a local Gravel Pit highlight the varied uses of the land, from private aviation to local resource extraction, within the townships of Cedar, Orange, Indian Point, and Chestnut.