1933 Map of Toledo

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Lincoln Log Cabin State Park serves as a centerpiece of this east-central Illinois landscape, where the Embarras River carves a winding path through Coles and Cumberland counties. This 1930s survey documents a dense network of rural one-room schools like Little Brick Sch and Hickory Corner Sch serving small agricultural settlements such as Diona and Timothy. The transport economy is defined by a series of river crossings, including Hanley Ford and Ryan Bridge, while the Illinois Central RR and Pennsylvania RR connect larger hubs like Charleston and Toledo. Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous family-named landmarks and secluded burial grounds like Tippett Cem and Boots Cem, which mark the homesteads of early residents before mid-century modernization altered the local townships.