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2024 Map of Hahnaman

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Hahnaman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Hahnaman sits at the heart of a highly managed agricultural landscape on the border of Whiteside and Lee counties. The terrain is defined by a sophisticated network of drainage infrastructure, including the Main Ditch, Winnebago Ditch, and South Fork Ditch, which redirect water through the low-lying prairie to support the region's farms. These engineered waterways flank remnants of the natural hydrology like Spring Slough and Coon Creek.

Transportation and aviation are central to this area's modern character, featuring the Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bittorf Field in the north and the smaller Cady Aerial Airport situated centrally. For local historians and genealogists, the Golder Cem provides a physical link to the early families who settled this part of Illinois, while the rectilinear grid of country roads like Hickory Hills Rd and Freeport Rd illustrates the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on the rural Midwest.