The Sangamon River meanders across this Central Illinois landscape, defining the character of Mahomet as it flows toward the southwest. This 2015 survey reveals a significant concentration of family and community burial grounds, providing a detailed map for genealogical research with sites like Dunkard Cem in the north and the Seymour Methodist Episcopal Cem further south. The area is characterized by its transition from organized agricultural grids, marked by roads such as Co Road 2500 N, to the recreational developments surrounding Lake of the Woods and Spring Lake. The boundary between Piatt and Champaign counties cuts vertically through the center, separating the village of Mansfield from the expanding residential and commercial corridors of Mahomet. Smaller waterways, including Camp Cr and Madden Cr, feed into the larger river system, punctuating the prairie terrain.
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1907 · Mahomet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1928 · Gibson City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Monticello
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1943 · Monticello
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Arrowsmith
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Gibson City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Rising
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Mahomet
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Bondville
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Peoria
USGS Topo · 1:250,000