2015 Map of Mazon

About this map

Mazon sits at the intersection of a grid-iron road network and the meandering West Fork Mazon River, serving as a central hub for the surrounding agricultural prairie of Grundy County. The landscape is defined by its drainage patterns, with Murray Slough, Gooseberry Creek, and Woods Run carving winding paths through the rectangular sections of farmland. To the west, the smaller settlement of Verona is positioned near Ward Cem, illustrating the dispersed nature of local rural communities. This survey reveals a deeply rooted local history through its many burial grounds, including the Old Mazon Cemetery, Brookside Cem, and the southern Goodfarm Cem. In the south, the presence of the Dwight Airport indicates the modern infrastructure integrated into this traditionally agrarian environment, while the grid of roads like W Grand Ridge Rd and W Mine Rd reflects the systematic land division of the Illinois interior.