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1995 Map of Hopedale

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Hopedale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

The Illinois Central Railroad cuts a diagonal path through the village of Hopedale, serving as a central artery for this Tazewell County agricultural community. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Mackinaw River and its tributaries, including Prairie Creek and the Little Mackinaw River. These waterways create a complex topography of levees and low-lying areas, such as the Slough in the northeast.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial sites, often bearing family names that indicate early settlement patterns, such as Sparrow Cem, Griesemer Cem, and Orendorff Cem. The presence of the Mennonite Cem near the town center reflects the specific cultural heritage of the region. Outside the main settlement, smaller locales like Brownwood and several Gravel Pits illustrate the local transit and resource extraction history of the late twentieth century.