1979 Map of Farmersville

About this map

Farmersville sits at the heart of this central Illinois landscape, serving as a hub for the agricultural and industrial activity of the late 1970s. The region is defined by a sophisticated transport and energy extraction network, notably the Illinois Central Gulf and Burlington Northern railroads that cut through the fertile prairie. Large-scale mining operations are a dominant feature of the local economy, anchored by the massive Crown Mine No 2 and Crown Mine No 1, which reflect the area's importance to the state's coal industry.