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2015 Map of Prairie Center

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Prairie Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Prairie Center serves as the focal point for this section of LaSalle County, where the agricultural grid is defined by a dense network of country roads including N 37th Rd and E 12th Rd. The landscape is primarily defined by its drainage systems, with Buck Creek and Pecumsaugan Creek carving through the prairie. In the southwest corner, the map captures the outskirts of North Utica, where the terrain begins to drop toward the Clark Run drainage.

Local heritage is anchored by several small burial grounds that mark the early settlement history of the region. Researchers can locate Davis Cemetery in the north and the Gouldtown Cemetery to the east. Near the intersection of N 37th Rd and E 14th Rd, the Freedom Lutheran Cemetery stands as a point of interest for genealogists tracing the legacy of the township's early families and congregations.