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1999 Map of La Place

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of La Place
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

LaPlace and Lake City anchor this Illinois landscape at the close of the twentieth century, marking a region defined by agricultural grid patterns and extensive water management. The terrain is crisscrossed by essential drainage systems like No 3 Ditch and the Hammond Mutual Ditch, which support the productive farmlands between the Stringtown Branch and the Okaw river. Small rail-side or crossroads settlements like Lintner and Burrowsville appear as modest clusters of activity in this rural expanse.

Local history and genealogy are preserved in the locations of the LaPlace Cem and Turner Cem, while aviation infrastructure is represented by the White Landing Strip and another Landing Strip to the east. The intersection of Piatt, Macon, and Moultrie counties occurs here, with township lines for Cerro Gordo, Lovington, and Dora partitioning the landscape. Modern utility corridors, including several pipelines, cut diagonally across the survey, reflecting the industrial infrastructure underlying the central Illinois prairie.