2018 Map of Onarga East

About this map

Gilman and Onarga anchor the northwest corner of this Iroquois County landscape, where the flat agricultural terrain is defined by a dense grid of township and county roads. The drainage of the area is primarily influenced by the meandering courses of Spring Creek and Shavetail Cr, which create wetland pockets across the rural sections. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of vital community landmarks such as Saint John's Ash Grove Cem and the Immanuel Lutheran Cem, both situated in the southeastern reaches. These cemetery sites and water bodies like Kan Lake provide fixed points of reference for families tracing their history in the townships of the T25N and T26N ranges. The map illustrates the 21st-century transition between these small prairie towns and the expansive farmland that defines this region of Illinois.