2015 Map of Normal East

About this map

The expanding suburbs of Normal and Bloomington dominate the southern portion of this landscape, where residential developments like Greenbriar, North Pointe, and Eagle Ridge meet the northern reaches of the Illinois State Univ campus. Moving north, the suburban grid yields to the drainage basins of Big Slough and Sixmile Cr, revealing a classic Illinois agricultural pattern of section-line roads and scattered farmsteads. The influence of historic transportation is evident as Old Route 66 cuts diagonally across the terrain toward Towanda, paralleling the modern interstate corridor. Near the village of Hudson, small family and community burial grounds such as Havens Cem and Hudson Cem provide important reference points for genealogists, while the northern edge of the map features the recreational waters of Lake Bloomington and the winding course of Money Cr.