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2024 Map of Morton

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Morton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Morton serves as the central hub of this Tazewell County landscape, characterized by its grid of residential streets and essential services like the local Post Office. The area is deeply marked by its religious and pioneer heritage, evidenced by numerous burial grounds such as the Apostolic Christian Church Cem Old and the Tennessee Point Cem. These sites, along with smaller family or community plots like Winzeler Cem and Roberts Cem, provide a dense record of the region’s ancestral settlement patterns.

The topography transitions from the developed corridors of Morton and Tremont to the riparian system of the Mackinaw River in the southeast. Water features like Sutton Pond, Boyles Lake, and the Wilman Sportsman Club East Lake indicate a landscape utilized for both drainage and recreation. Smaller hamlets like Allentown remain connected by a network of county roads and named ways such as W Jefferson St and Marthas Pkwy, reflecting the enduring agricultural and residential layout of central Illinois.