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1964 Map of Stockland

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Stockland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad forms the primary corridor through this agricultural landscape along the Illinois-Indiana border during the early 1960s. The settlement of Stockland serves as a focal point in the north, while smaller locales like Hallock, Dawson Park, and Greer are distributed throughout the surrounding townships of Stockland, Prairie Green, and Parish Grove.

Evidence of early local infrastructure is preserved in features such as the Prairie Green Sch and the Totheroh Cem near the eastern border. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage channels, including Salmon Ditch, Finigan Ditch, and Leuck Ditch, which redirect water toward Mud Creek. This intricate system of ditches reflects the intensive land management required for mid-century farming in Iroquois and Benton counties.