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1982 Map of Edelstein

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Edelstein
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The rolling agricultural landscape north of Princeville is defined by a dense network of early transportation routes and scattered rural hamlets. The village of Edelstein serves as a local hub, situated at the crossing of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Chicago and North Western rail lines. This intersection highlights the importance of the railroad to the economy of central Illinois, where rail transport facilitated the movement of goods from small communities like Speer, Akron, and West Hallock.

Family history is deeply etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds, including Lawn Ridge Cem, Streitmatter Cem, and Ertley Cem. Large industrial features like the Gravel Pits in the northwest indicate the extraction of local resources. Away from the rail corridors, the terrain is carved by the winding courses of Kickapoo Creek and North Creek, while an Old Railroad Grade near Stark preserves the memory of earlier, defunct transit lines.