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1998 Map of Decatur

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Decatur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

The Sangamon River valley and its expansion into Lake Decatur dominate this detailed late-twentieth-century study of the Macon County landscape. The city of Decatur is shown in its full urban extent, characterized by a dense network of neighborhoods, civic institutions, and the Illinois Central Railroad corridor. Large-scale residential and educational developments define the western and southern reaches, including the campus of Millikin University and various parochial and public schools such as St Teresa Academy and MacArthur High Sch.

South of the city, the transition from urban streets to the agricultural tracts of South Wheatland and Mount Zion is clearly visible. The map captures the recreational and utility infrastructure along the waterfront, from Fishermans Wharf Park to the crossings at Staley Bridge and Lost Bridge. Prominent burial grounds like Graceland Cemetery and Fairlawn Cemetery serve as significant landmarks for those researching local family history and genealogy.