The village of Fisher anchors this study of northern Champaign County, situated at the intersection of a well-defined grid of township roads and the Sangamon River valley. This 2015 update illustrates how contemporary transportation patterns follow historic corridors, such as the path of US Route 136 passing through the center of town. Further east, the smaller settlement of Dewey sits amid an expansive agricultural landscape marked by sophisticated drainage networks like Wildcat Slough and Big Ditch, which were essential for transforming the region's prairie into productive farmland.
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1906 · Urbana
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Mahomet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Paxton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Paxton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1928 · Gibson City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Paxton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Urbana
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Paxton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Gibson City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Rising
USGS Topo · 1:24,000