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1981 Map of Loami

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Loami
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The village of Loami serves as the focal point of this Sangamon County landscape, situated at the intersection of local roads and the winding Lick Creek corridor. The area's mid-century transportation infrastructure is highly visible, with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad cutting across the central township through Knapp, while the Norfolk and Western and Chicago and North Western lines serve the northern and eastern reaches.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites throughout the rural countryside, including Sulphur Springs Cem and Oak Grove Cem. The map captures the development of local water resources and recreation, featuring Sudduth Lake near the rail line and the Leisure Lakes complex further east. The terrain transitions from the open fields of Island Grove in the northwest toward the more dissected drainage basins of South Fork Lick Creek and Polecat Creek in the south.