1931 Map of Fithian

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Stony Creek and the Salt Fork cut through this central Illinois landscape, defining the topography of an era when small-town life was anchored by an extensive network of rural schools and competing rail lines. The Wabash Railway and Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway corridor connects the settlements of Homer, Ogden, Fithian, and Oakwood, illustrating the transit-oriented development of the early 1930s. Genealogists will find a wealth of named local landmarks, including over thirty schools like Snider School and Little Giant Sch, alongside quiet burial grounds such as Stearn Cem and Bodkin Cem. South of Fairmount, a large Quarry suggests the local industrial activity near the Champaign Vermilion Co line, while the winding course of Jordan Creek leads toward the distinctive Horseshoe Bend in the river.