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2012 Map of Hammond

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Hammond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Hammond and its surrounding agricultural landscape appear here in the early 21st century, centered on the intersection of Piatt, Moultrie, and Douglas counties. The village is defined by a tight grid of streets including 1st St, 3rd St, and S Main St, while the Hammond Cem sits just north along the N 750 E Rd corridor. To the east, the smaller settlement of Pierson anchors its own rural junction, and the remote station at Voorhies marks the northern extent of the quadrangle.

Water management is a central feature of this terrain, dominated by straightened channels like Ditch Number 4 and the Hammond Mutual Ditch. These engineered watercourses, alongside Lake Fork, support a vast grid of county roads that facilitate the region's farming economy. The presence of Adkisson Airport west of town and the small cluster at Lanton provide additional markers for researchers tracing the modern infrastructure of this central Illinois prairie.