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1980 Map of Mount Pulaski

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Mount Pulaski
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The hill-top city of Mount Pulaski serves as a prominent landmark in the southern portion of this Logan County survey, overlooking the surrounding agricultural landscape. The town's grid is bisected by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, which historically drove the local grain economy. This rail line links the main settlement to smaller transit points like Chestervale to the northwest and Tomlinson Siding to the east.

The central portion of the landscape is dominated by the meandering course of Salt Creek, which is flanked by low-lying wetlands and several extraction sites marked as Gravel Pits. For genealogists and local historians, several rural burial grounds are preserved on the sheet, including Bowers-Templeman Cem and Downing Cem. Notable topographical features like Lockenauer Hill and the Mason Landing Strip provide further evidence of how the varied terrain and aviation needs shaped this central Illinois community.