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2021 Map of Loraine

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Loraine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Loraine stands as the primary settlement in this section of the Illinois countryside, where the landscape is defined by the headwaters of several drainages, including Thurman Cr and South Fork Bear Creek. The area is particularly rich in genealogical data, preserving the locations of numerous pioneer and family burial grounds such as the Bean Family Cem, Breneman Farm Cem, and Curless Cem. These sites, scattered among the townships of Adams Co and Hancock Co, provide a record of rural family settlement patterns that predate the modern road grid.

Small communities like Stillwell, Woodville, and Chili are connected by a network of county roads that navigate the local topography created by Panther Cr and Mud Cr. The presence of both the Old Loraine Cem and New Loraine Cem near the southern map boundary highlights the long-standing community history of this agricultural region. The map captures the enduring rural character of the Illinois prairie, where small hamlets and family farmsteads remain the backbone of the local identity.