2018 Map of Onarga West

About this map

The boundary between Ford and Iroquois counties divides this agricultural landscape of East Central Illinois, where modern infrastructure overlays a long-established rural grid. The settlement of Onarga stands out as a primary hub, organized around streets like N Oak St and W Lincoln Ave, and anchored by the historic Onarga Cemetery. Further west, the smaller communities of Thawville and Ridgeville punctuate the vast farmland, connected by a network of county roads such as Co Rd 1200 N and Co Hwy 8. The natural drainage of the prairie is defined by the winding paths of Spring Creek and Prairie Creek, which cut through the township sections. For local historians and genealogists, the inclusion of remote burial sites like Lisk Cemetery and Thawville Cemetery provides essential markers for tracing family heritage within these township lines.