1956 Map of Newman

About this map

The agricultural plains of East Central Illinois are defined by an orderly grid of roads and railroads in this mid-century survey. Newman and Sidell serve as significant hubs where the Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads intersect the landscape. The map captures a transition in local education, showing the Jamaica High Sch alongside the already Miller Sch (Abandoned), documenting the consolidation of rural school districts. Small agrarian communities like Hume, Metcalf, and Broadlands are clearly delineated, often clustered around rail sidings and grain elevators. Waterways such as the Little Vermilion River and the East Branch Embarrass River cut through the townships of Young America and Sargent, providing a natural contrast to the surveyed section lines. Local genealogy is well-served by the inclusion of the Lost Grove Cem and rural houses of worship like Fairfield Ch.