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1946 Map of Nokomis

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Nokomis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Nokomis and the neighboring coal-mining community of Coalton anchor the southeastern corner of this Central Illinois landscape, where the New York Central railroad provides a critical industrial corridor. The map reveals a dense agricultural grid defined by the boundaries of Bear Creek, Ricks, and Johnson townships, dotted with an exceptional number of one-room schoolhouses such as D'Arcy Sch and Sassafras Sch.

Transport routes follow the diagonal path of the Wabash railroad, connecting Morrisonville and Palmer across the prairie drainage of the South Fork Sangamon River. This era of development is marked by numerous rural landmarks, from the Mound Chapel near Oak Ridge to the St Maurice Cem outside Morrisonville. Local genealogy is well-represented through family-named sites like Kettlecamp Cem and the distinctive topography of the Gopher Hills.