2015 Map of Lexington

About this map

The Mackinaw River winds through the southern portion of this central Illinois landscape, carving a natural path across the prairie south of Lexington. This area of McLean County shows a well-established network of agricultural grid roads centered on the city and nearby Timber Ridge, where historic transit routes like Old Route 66 parallel the modern interstate. For genealogists and local historians, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, identifying Lexington Cem, Scrogin Cem, Hibbs-Bigger Cem, Clarksville Cem, and Dawson Cem. Smaller communities such as Clarksville, Meadows, and the southern edge of Gridley anchor the corners of the survey, while Thacker Airport and local watercourses like Turkey Cr and Buck Cr define the rural stretches between these settlements.