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1985 Map of Peoria

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Peoria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Illinois River corridor anchors this mid-1980s landscape, widening into Upper Peoria Lake and Peoria Lake as it passes the urban centers of Peoria, East Peoria, and Pekin. This era shows a complex industrial and transport network, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and other major lines intersect with developing modern thoroughfares like Interstate 74. To the west, the presence of the Stark Mine and various unlabeled strip mines reveals the footprint of the region's extractive history near Elmwood.

Educational and conservation sites are prominent, from the grounds of Jubilee College and its adjacent Jubilee College State Park to the numerous state conservation areas lining the river bluffs. Small rural settlements like Brimfield, Dunlap, and Princeville remain distinct from the growing suburban reaches of Washington and Morton, while numerous private airstrips such as Phils Airstrip and Meils Landing Strip dot the surrounding agricultural plains of Peoria and Woodford counties.