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1998 Map of Heyworth

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Heyworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

Heyworth serves as the central hub of this late-1990s landscape, where the agricultural plains of McLean and De Witt counties are carved by a dense network of winding waterways. The drainage patterns of Kickapoo Creek and its tributaries, including Little Kickapoo Creek and Short Point Creek, dictate the placement of early homesteads and burial grounds. This area is particularly rich in family-named cemeteries, suggesting a long history of generational settlement in the townships of Randolph and Wapella.

The map reveals a transition in land use, from the quiet burial plots at Old Rutledge Cem and Bishop Cem to modern infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal Ponds and the Quinton Landing Strip. To the south, an Oil Field and the bubbling Carle Springs mark the natural resources that once supported the local economy. Small clusters like Randolph and Burlison illustrate the persistent, though small-scale, rural community structure that defines this central Illinois region.