2018 Map of Saint Joseph

About this map

St. Joseph and Sidney anchor this section of Champaign County, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of the Salt Fork and a dense network of sectional roads. The map captures a quintessential Midwestern agricultural pattern, with small settlements like Mayview, Fulls, and Glover spaced along transport corridors. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous burial grounds scattered across the townships, including Mount Hope Cem, Patterson Cem, and the Old Huss Cem. The presence of small aviation sites such as Busboom RLA Airport and Routh Airport indicates the continued importance of private flight in this rural region. The drainage patterns of Rush Br and Veazel Br illustrate the natural hydrology that local farmers have worked around for generations, while the grid of numbered county roads like Co RD 1200 N demonstrates the systematic organization of the Illinois prairie.