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2018 Map of Sheldon

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sheldon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Iroquois River meanders across this borderland landscape where Illinois and Indiana meet, shaping the drainage patterns and early settlement sites of eastern Iroquois County. The town of Sheldon serves as a central hub, situated near the intersection of several regional routes and the historic rail corridor leading east to Effner on the state line. The map reveals an extensive network of managed waterways, including N Sheldon S Concord Ditch and the Eastburn Ditch Number 2, which are essential to the agricultural productivity of this flat prairie terrain.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through several established burial grounds such as Sheldon Cem, Gaffield Cem, Liberty Cem, and Morris Chapel Cem. These sites, along with small settlements like Webster and the aviation-focused Zoomer Field, illustrate the rural community structure and land use in the early 21st century. The map also documents numerous named creeks and branches, such as Pike Cr and Blackston Br, which feed into the primary river system.