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1960 Map of Marquette Heights

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Marquette Heights
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The suburban development of Marquette Heights and the northern outskirts of Pekin contrast with the agrarian townships of Groveland and Elm Grove in this 1960 survey. The landscape is deeply carved by Lick Creek and Dillon Creek, where small-scale recreation sites like Camp Soldwedel and Lake Wahelo are established. A network of rural institutions is visible across the townships, including the Brush Hill Sch and several country congregations such as Bethel Ch and Oak Grove Ch.

Rail transport remains a primary feature of the local economy, with the Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe and the New York Central corridors crossing the terrain. For genealogists and local historians, the map provides precise locations for numerous small burial grounds, including O'Brien Cem, Kraft Cem, and Haynes Cem, as well as the County Home and Townhall in Elm Grove. This record captures the transition of Tazewell County as early post-war residential expansion began to reach into the surrounding prairie and woodlots.