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2018 Map of Delavan South

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Delavan South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Delavan and San Jose anchor this central Illinois landscape, situated at the intersection of Tazewell, Mason, and Logan Counties. The map reveals a strictly organized agricultural grid, where long county roads like Logan Rd and Co Rd 300 N divide the prairie into neat sections. This layout reflects the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on the region's development, maintaining a spatial order that has changed little over the decades.

Waterways such as Crane Creek and Prairie Creek wind through the fields, accompanied by the engineered drainage of the Prairie Cr Ditch. Local history is preserved in several small burial grounds, including Prairie Rest Cem on the outskirts of Delavan and the more isolated Thomas Cem and Greenhill Cem. The elevation is mostly uniform, with subtle features like Buxtom Hill providing slight relief to the surrounding plains.