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2018 Map of Longview

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Longview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The border of Champaign and Douglas counties defines the southern portion of this landscape, where the prairie grid is interlaced with several significant waterways. Small agricultural hubs like Longview, Broadlands, and Fairland are established along the township lines, serving as central points for the surrounding rural community. The drainage of the land is carefully managed through features such as the Little Vermilion Ditch and Long Point Slough, reflecting the region's history of agricultural engineering to reclaim and maintain productive farmland.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several notable burial sites and rural communities, including the Immanuel Lutheran Cem near the eastern edge and the Immaculate Conception Cem at Bongard. Smaller, distinct settlements like Block and Lynn Grove Cem further illustrate the pattern of early 20th-century development across these Illinois plains. The map also traces the winding paths of the E Br Embarras River and Jordan Slough, which cut across the otherwise orderly section roads.