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2012 Map of Villa Grove

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Villa Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Embarras River meanders south through this section of Douglas County, serving as the geographic spine for several historic Illinois communities. Villa Grove occupies the northern reaches of the map, characterized by a structured grid of streets such as McCoy Ave and Front St, alongside the corridor of Railroad St. Further south, the landscape transitions into agricultural plots and smaller settlements like Camargo and West Ridge.

Genealogists will find several burial sites recorded across the terrain, including Hammett Cem and Oak Ridge Cem. The area near Patterson Springs and its namesake Patterson Springs Lake highlights a shift in the local topography, where smaller tributaries like Hackett Br and Hayes Br feed into the primary river system. This survey preserves the placement of late-twentieth-century rural development around Broadus and Hugo before further modern expansion.