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2018 Map of Newton

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Newton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

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The Embarras River winds through the northeast corner of this Jasper County landscape, anchoring the city of Newton. This county seat serves as a central hub for the surrounding agricultural prairie, defined by a rectilinear grid of township roads. To the southwest, the small settlement of Bogota sits amidst a network of seasonal watercourses including W Fork Wetweather Cr and E Fork Wetweather Cr.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from Riverside Cem near the river to more remote family and community burial grounds such as Vanderhoof Cem, Honey Cem, and Cummins Cem. The infrastructure of the era is represented by the Illinois Central RR corridor and the Jasper County Flying Club Airport, while the western edge of the quadrangle is marked by the shoreline of Newton Lake. The terrain rises gently at Pleasant Ridge, overlooking the various branches of Hurricane Cr and Richland Cr that drain the southern fields.