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2018 Map of Georgetown

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Georgetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Georgetown and its surrounding agricultural townships define this landscape in east-central Illinois. The Little Vermilion River snakes through the center of the map, supporting the Georgetown Reservoir before continuing past the village of Olivet. This waterway historically influenced the siting of early settlements like Indianola and Vermilion Grove, which remain connected by a network of county roads including Catlin Indianola Rd.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, such as Crown Hill Cem near Ridge Farm and the secluded Sandusky Cem and Weaver Cem. The southern edge of the survey tracks the boundary between Vermilion and Edgar counties, passing through the hamlet of Mabel. The map preserves the exact layout of village streets in Georgetown, from Perrysville Ave to S Kennedy Dr, showing the intersection of local commerce and the surrounding prairie drainage systems like Fayette Drain.