1984 Map of Penfield

About this map

The Middle Fork Vermilion River carves a winding path through this corner of East Central Illinois, defining the landscape between the townships of Butler and Kerr. In the early 1980s, the rural character of the area remained centered on agricultural settlements and ancestral burial grounds. Genealogists will find several notable family-named sites, including Tomlinson Cem, Chenoweth Cem, and Wells Cem, alongside the St Lawrence Cem in Penfield. The village of Armstrong serves as a small hub to the east, anchored by a High Sch and located along the Missouri Pacific railroad line. To the north, the Middle Fork River Forest Preserve provides a large protected area where Spring and Sugar Creek converge, reflecting the transition of the riparian corridor from active farmland into conservation space.