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2018 Map of La Place

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of La Place
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

LaPlace and Lake City anchor this central Illinois landscape, where the flat agricultural plains of Moultrie and Piatt Counties are dissected by a network of drainage infrastructure and small waterways. The upper reaches of the Kaskaskia River wind through the eastern half of the quadrangle, joined by tributaries such as Stringtown Br and several man-made channels including Ditch Number 3 and Hammond Mutual Ditch. These features reflect the 19th and 20th-century efforts to manage the prairie’s hydrology for productive farming.

Local history is preserved in the placement of the LaPlace Cem and Turner Cem, serving the surrounding rural communities. Small settlements like Lintner and Burrowsville appear at crossroads, illustrating the enduring grid system and the proximity of these hamlets to the railroad corridors that historically supported the region's grain economy. The map also records the precise county boundaries, where the Macon Piatt Co Line Rd follows the straight section lines characteristic of the Midwest.