1972 Map of Metamora

About this map

Metamora serves as the central hub of this Woodford County landscape during the early 1970s, where the convergence of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central railroads underscores the area's agricultural and transit history. The map detail highlights several small outlying settlements such as Cazenovia, Low Point, and Volz, which represent the shifting rural population centers of the era. A high concentration of family and community burial grounds, including Morristown Cem, Harmony Cem, and Gingrich Cem, provides significant value for genealogical research. The natural drainage of the region is defined by the headwaters of Partridge Creek and Walnut Creek, while Camp Manitoumi indicates the development of recreational land use alongside the traditional farming and extractive industry seen at the local Gravel Pit.