2021 Map of Urbana

About this map

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign campus serves as a central landmark in this 2021 study of the Twin Cities, where the urban grid of Champaign and Urbana meets the productive agricultural land of the Grand Prairie. Notable civic infrastructure includes the Champaign County Courthouse and a dense network of local history sites, particularly several burial grounds such as Mount Hope Cem and Roselawn Cem. The landscape is defined by its subtle glacial topography, specifically the Yankee Ridge, which influences the drainage patterns of the Embarras River and Boneyard Cr. Moving south from the main settlements, the map documents the growth of Savoy and the outlying community of Philo, while features like the Day Aero-Place Airport and Saline Br Drainage Ditch illustrate the ongoing management of this highly developed Illinois prairie.