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2021 Map of Morrison

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Morrison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Whiteside County Courthouse stands as a central landmark in Morrison, anchoring a landscape defined by its agricultural tradition and evolving institutional presence. To the south, the campus of the Morrison Institute of Technology marks a modern educational footprint, while the surrounding countryside preserves a dense record of early settlement history. This area is notably rich in rural burial grounds, including the Morrison Mennonite Cem, Grove Hill Cem, and the family-named Heaton Cem.

Water shapes the northern and eastern reaches of the map, where the winding course of Rock Cr and its tributary Little Rock Cr cut through the terrain. The creation of Lake Carlton provides a significant local water feature north of the city. Smaller hamlets like Unionville, Malvern, and Round Grove appear as distinct clusters along the road network, linked by historic routes such as W Lincoln Way and the path of the Lincoln Highway.