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2017 Map of Fairbury

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Fairbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Fairbury serves as the central hub for Jefferson County, where the grid of city streets like W 14th St and Industrial Ave meets the meandering path of the Little Blue River. The landscape is defined by a sophisticated water management system, including numerous named reservoirs such as Davis Reservoir, Glaeseman Reservoir, and the Cub Creek series, reflecting the area's agricultural and hydrologic engineering.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of local burial grounds, including the large Fairbury Cem south of town, as well as Richland Center Cem and Grandy Cem in the outlying sections. Small settlements like Hedrix are preserved alongside the modern infrastructure of the Fairbury Municipal Airport, illustrating the evolution of transport in this plains region. The terrain is further etched by smaller watercourses like Whiskey Run and Brawner Cr, which thread between the established range and township lines.