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2015 Map of Leesville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Hopkins Park stands as the primary residential anchor in this rural borderland, where the straight lines of the Illinois and Indiana state boundary intersect with a landscape defined by agricultural drainage. The area is heavily marked by a network of engineered waterways, including Redden Ditch, Best Ditch, and Riner Houseworth Ditch, which were developed to manage the low-lying terrain. These man-made channels complement natural flows like Little Beaver Cr and Spring Cr, illustrating the persistent effort to reclaim and maintain productive farmland in the region.

Evidence of early settlement patterns remains visible at Morgan Cem, located in the southeastern quadrant near the intersection of several county roads. The map reveals a strictly rectangular grid of rural routes, such as CR-57 and CR-53, which provide access to the dispersed homesteads and farms that characterize this section of Kankakee and Iroquois counties. This 2015 survey reflects a landscape where traditional agricultural use persists alongside the established community of Hopkins Park.