2021 Map of Mason City

About this map

Mason City serves as the primary hub of this Central Illinois landscape, where a dense grid of streets like W Walnut St and E Chestnut St meets the surrounding agricultural expanse. The region is defined by its water management and early transit corridors, following the course of Salt Creek and Sugar Creek toward the southern boundary. At the crossing of the latter sits the Hubly Bridge near the small settlement of Hubly. For those tracing local history, the map preserves the location of three distinct burial grounds: Mason City Cem, Cherry Grove Cem, and Swing Grove Cem. The presence of Sleepy Hollow Ditch and Ellsberry Lake illustrates the hydraulic modifications made to the Illinois prairie, while the alignment of Old Rte 29 and the hamlet of Luther mark the era's regional connectivity.