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1960 Map of Pekin

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Pekin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Illinois River serves as the industrial and geographic spine of this Tazewell and Peoria County region during a period of significant mid-century infrastructure growth. The city of Pekin dominates the eastern bank, showcasing a dense grid of neighborhood schools like Edison Sch and Franklin Sch, alongside Mineral Spring Park and the local Hospital. To the west, the landscape transition into the hills of Hollis, where small settlements such as Orchard Mines and Mapleton sit near the Toledo Peoria and Western RR.

Heavy industry and energy production are prominently featured south of the city center, marked by the Powerton area's large Powerplant and associated Settling Ponds. This riverfront economy is supported by an intricate web of rail lines, including the Chicago and Illinois Midland RR and the Peoria and Pekin Union RR. Numerous rural burial grounds like Bequaith Cem and Haynes Cem provide valuable touchstones for genealogical research in the outlying areas near South Pekin.