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1938 Map of Milford

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Milford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Milford stands as the primary hub of this 1938 landscape, where the confluence of Sugar Creek and Mud Creek meets the critical junction of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad. The map depicts a densely settled agricultural region defined by a remarkably high concentration of rural schoolhouses, including White College Sch, Pleasant Valley Sch, and Willow Grove Sch. These small, localized institutions, spaced nearly every two miles, reveal the pre-consolidation educational structure of Iroquois County during the late 1930s.

Transportation dictates the settlement patterns, from the northern rail nexus at Woodland Junc to the southern grain stop of Wellington. The surrounding prairie is dotted with family-named landmarks and essential community anchors such as Belmont Cem and Christian Ch. The eastern edge of the survey transitions into Newton and Benton Counties, following the state line near Dawson Park, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific rail line provides a secondary industrial corridor.