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2015 Map of Rankin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Rankin serves as the primary population center in this corner of East Central Illinois, where the agricultural landscape is defined by a grid of rural roads and five distinct cemeteries that anchor the local genealogy. The village is flanked by the smaller settlements of Clarence to the west and Pellville to the south, the latter marked by its namesake Pellville Cem. The terrain is drained by several meandering waterways, including Whisky Cr and Sugar Cr, while the Middle Fork Vermilion River cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle.

A complex of county borders meets here, joining Vermilion, Ford, Iroquois, and Champaign counties. This administrative intersection is reflected in the shifting road designations, from the Clarence Slab in the northwest to the organized numbered routes like Co Road 3500 N. Researchers can find small, family or community-named burial grounds like Patton Cem and Mount Olivet Cem situated among the expansive farm fields.