2021 Map of Loami

About this map

The village of Loami sits at the heart of this Sangamon County landscape, where the prairie gives way to the wooded drainage of Lick Creek. This modern survey illustrates a long-established agricultural pattern, with family names preserved in sites like Patterson Cem, Shelton Cem, and McGinnis Cem. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Lick Cr and its tributaries, including S Fork Lick Cr and Archer Cr, which carve through the till plain. Smaller settlements like Curran, Bates, and Knapp punctuate the grid of country roads, while the outskirts of Springfield appear in the northeast corner. This map provides a clear record of local land use, showing the relationship between historic cemeteries and the original homesteads that once dotted the banks of Lake Loami.