2018 Map of Ransom

About this map

Ransom and the smaller settlement of Kernan anchor this corner of LaSalle County, revealing a landscape defined by a rigid grid of township roads and agricultural drainage. Numerous waterways, including Covel Cr, Otter Cr, and Prairie Cr, cut through the terrain, their winding paths contrasting with the straight lines of routes like Co Hwy 15 and N 14th Rd. In the northeastern corner, the LaSalle County Nuclear Station Cooling Pond represents a massive modern industrial footprint on the prairie. Genealogists will find several burial grounds of interest, such as Allen Cem near the town center and the outlying Funk Cem to the southwest. The presence of Saint Patrick's Catholic Cem further suggests the cultural and religious foundations of the early Allen Township community, while the local Po in Ransom marks the continued civic core of this rural area.