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2015 Map of Olney

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Olney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Olney serves as the primary hub of this Richland County landscape, centered on the campus of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College. The settlement pattern is defined by a dense grid of streets such as W Main St and E Il-250, transitioning into a rural network of cemeteries and water bodies. Numerous burial grounds are mapped across the quadrangle, including Haven Hill Cem and Saint Joseph Cem near the town center, and the more remote Fritschle Cem to the northeast.

Water features like the Fox River and Big Cr drainage systems frame the outlying areas. To the south, the smaller settlement of Calhoun and the curious locality of Elbow mark the transition toward agricultural lands. Reservoirs and lakes, such as the Illinois No Name Number 2037 Reservoir and Jordan Lake, indicate the importance of water management for the surrounding communities and the local topography.