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2012 Map of Rising

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Rising
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Yankee Ridge and the winding Copper Slough define the landscape northwest of Champaign, where rural agricultural lands meet the expanding footprints of industry and education. The southern portion of the map is anchored by Parkland College and the sprawling Interstate Research Park, signaling the area's development as a regional hub for technology and higher learning. Meanwhile, the namesake settlement of Rising remains a quiet marker along the transit corridors that bisect the Illinois prairie.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through a network of small burial grounds, including Jersey Cem, Phillippe Cem, and Fisher Cem, alongside the larger Grandview Memorial Gardens. To the west, the Sangamon River passes near the community of Lake of the Woods, providing a natural boundary to the grid of county roads. Smaller private aviation sites like Mc Culley Airport and Andrew RLA Airport dot the fields, reflecting the decentralized, open-sky character of this Champaign County corridor.