2024 Map of Princeton South

About this map

The Bureau County Courthouse stands as the civic anchor of Princeton, a community where the grid of city streets transitions into the rolling agricultural lands of central Illinois. This modern survey illustrates the enduring layout of the county seat, from the residential blocks along S Main St to the historic Oakland Cem on the western edge of town. To the south, the landscape is defined by the winding course of Big Bureau Creek and its tributary, East Bureau Creek, which carve a more complex topography into the prairie, including landmarks like Owls Head and the valley known as Plow Hollow. The village of Tiskilwa sits at the southwestern corner of this study area, connected by a network of rural routes such as Co Rd 26 that trace the historical migration and transport patterns between these two valley settlements.