Stonington serves as the primary hub in this central Illinois landscape, where the town's grid of streets including W North St and S County Rd sits amidst a vast network of section roads. The terrain is notably marked by glacial features like Blue Mound and Long Mound, which rise above the surrounding prairie. A distinct diagonal transit corridor connects the larger settlements, passing through the small community of Midway as it heads toward the village of Blue Mound in the northeast. This 2015 survey reveals the persistent agricultural character of the Christian and Macon County border, punctuated by rural aviation sites such as Mc Christy Airport and Mc Coy Airport. For the local historian, the map identifies small burial grounds including Hall Cem and Mount Zion Cem, often the last remaining indicators of earlier pioneer settlements near Mosquito Cr and Buckhart Cr.
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1923 · Taylorville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Taylorville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Assumption
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Niantic
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Mechanicsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1974 · Willeys
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1982 · Harristown
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1982 · Stonington
USGS Topo · 1:24,000