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1982 Map of Niantic

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Niantic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Illiopolis and Niantic anchor the northern landscape of this Central Illinois region, situated along a busy transportation corridor defined by the Norfolk and Western and Illinois Terminal railroads. The terrain transitions from the developed town centers into the agricultural heartland of the Sangamon River valley, where the river's winding course creates a series of unique water features like Goose Neck Slough, Otter Lake, and Calamus Lake.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant markers of rural life, including several family and community burial grounds such as Hunter Cem, Stafford Cem, and Wilcox Cem. To the south, the village of Osbernville stands near the Mosquito Creek bottomlands, a landscape punctuated by the presence of Oil Wells and the Osbernville Community Building. This survey preserves the exact alignment of the Third Principal Meridian as it bisects the landscape near Blue Mound.