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2015 Map of Galesburg West

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Galesburg West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Galesburg and its western outskirts anchor this landscape where the prairie meets the expanding residential and educational infrastructure of Knox County. The western edge of the city is marked by a concentration of significant community spaces, including the campus of Carl Sandburg Coll and the expansive Galesburg Municipal Airport. The western transition from city to countryside is clearly defined by several large burial grounds that form a nearly continuous green belt, including Linwood Cem, East Linwood Cem, and Memorial Park Cem.

Further west, the terrain is characterized by the winding paths of Cedar Cr and Talbot Cr, which weave through agricultural lands toward the rural settlements of Utah and Surrey. To the north, the waters of Lake Storey provide a recreational break in the landscape near the Warren and Knox county line. The map captures a moment of suburban and industrial development along corridors like National Blvd and the Log City Trl, contrasting with the numerous family cemeteries like Miles Cem and Horney Cem that persist in the outlying sections.