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2015 Map of Ladd

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Ladd
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Bureau and LaSalle county line bisects this Illinois prairie landscape, where the agricultural grid is interrupted by a cluster of coal-era settlements and tributary creeks. In the south, the village of Ladd sits near the Ladd Cemetary, while the community of Cherry serves as a reminder of the region's industrial heritage, notably marked by the Cherry Miner's Cem. These towns, along with Arlington and Churchill, are connected by a network of rural roads such as Plank Rd and Meridian Rd that follow the section lines.

Waterways like Negro Cr, Brush Cr, and Spring Cr carve subtle valleys through the farmland, providing natural drainage toward the Illinois River valley to the south. Small aviation fields, including the Gerald H Hamer Airport and Funfsinn Airport, dot the landscape between Fitchmoor and Peterstown. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed, locating denominational and local burial grounds such as the Calvary Catholic Cem and the Lutheran Cem.