2021 Map of Gilman

About this map

The agrarian landscape of Iroquois County is punctuated by the established communities of Danforth and Gilman in this 2021 survey. The region is defined by an intricate grid of rural roads and the drainage patterns of Prairie Cr and Spring Creek, which wind through the township sections towards the eastern wetlands near Fish Lake. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise location of several small burial grounds, including Danforth Cem, Bardon Cem, and Wenger Cem, often located at the edges of family land holdings or former settlement sites. Further north, the village of Ashkum marks the upper reaches of this quadrangle, while the presence of the Raymond Classen Memorial Airport and the crossroads at Leonard illustrate the modern transportation infrastructure that has layered over the historic rural character of the Illinois prairie.