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2024 Map of Penfield

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Penfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Middle Fork Vermilion River carves a winding path through this east-central Illinois agricultural landscape, forming a natural boundary line between Champaign and Vermilion counties. The settlement of Penfield serves as a local hub, situated near the intersection of Main St and Front St, with the Saint Lawrence Cem located just to its south. The map reflects a deeply rooted rural community, evidenced by several small family and parish cemeteries scattered across the township, including Chenoweth Cem, Tomlinson Cem, and Welles Cem.

Transport and commerce follow a rigid grid of county roads, with Armstrong anchored on the eastern edge along Lincoln Ave. While larger settlements like Penfield and Armstrong remain prominent, smaller locales such as Gerald, Ellis, and Chenoweth represent the persistent network of tiny hamlets that supported the region's farming economy. Tributaries like Sugar Creek and Buck Creek drain the surrounding fields, illustrating the essential relationship between the local hydrology and the long-established farmsteads of the Prairie State.