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1944 Map of Milford

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Milford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Milford serves as the primary hub of this eastern Illinois landscape, situated at the junction of Sugar Creek and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad lines. The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of early rural education and community life, marked by dozens of small country schools such as White College Sch, Newbold Sch, and New Gothic Sch. The abundance of these schoolhouses, often spaced just a few miles apart, reflects a period of localized agrarian society before the consolidation of rural districts.

Transportation corridors dominate the layout, with rail junctions at Woodland Junc and Cissna Junc facilitating the movement of grain and goods from settlements like Wellington and Stockland. Waterways like Coon Creek and Mud Creek meander through the townships of Belmont and Stockland, while historic burial grounds like Belmont Cem and Vennum Cem provide important reference points for genealogists tracing family roots in Iroquois County.