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1968 Map of Oakwood

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Oakwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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The Salt Fork river carves a winding path across the landscape of Vermilion County, defining the agricultural and industrial character of the region. Near the river's bend, Strip Mines and Camp Drake neighbor the settlement of Missionfield, while the Penn Central and Norfolk and Western railroads provide the primary east-west transport corridors for towns like Fairmount, Oakwood, Fithian, and Muncie.

Genealogists and local historians can trace several family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including Hickman Cem, Daugherty Cem, and Davis Cem. The presence of the Township High Sch and several small communities like Bronson, Ryan, and Bennett illustrates the distributed rural settlement pattern of the late 1960s. Notable landmarks such as the Singing Bridge and Catlett Landing Strip further anchor this detailed record of the Illinois prairie's transition from river-based activity to a rail and mining-dependent economy.