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1948 Map of Vermont

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Vermont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Camp Ellis Military Reservation dominates the northeastern corner of this western Illinois landscape, situated at the boundary of Farmers and Vermont townships. Established during the war years, this facility is shown alongside the established rail network of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which connects the primary settlements of Vermont and Table Grove. This 1947 survey captures a transitional moment for the region, where a wartime military footprint sits adjacent to a traditional agricultural grid defined by the Fourth Principal Meridian.

Family history is deeply etched into the countryside through numerous rural schoolhouses and small family burial grounds. Researchers can trace local heritage at sites such as Easley Cem, Beghtol Cem, and France Cem, or locate the centers of early education like Mud Acre Sch and Hickory Grove Sch. The terrain is shaped by the drainages of Sugar Creek and Otter Creek, which break up the farmland with wooded ravines near Foster Point.