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2015 Map of Watseka

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Watseka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Watseka sits at the heart of this Iroquois County landscape, where the Iroquois River and Sugar Creek converge. The town's grid is well-defined, featuring landmarks like Iroquois Memorial Park and the uniquely named Gard Army of the Republic Cem. To the north and east, the terrain opens into a highly organized agricultural grid, interrupted only by the winding course of the river and the gentle descent of Eastburn Hollow.

Smaller settlements and rural nodes including Pittwood, Freedville, and Eastburn dot the outlying sections. For those interested in local genealogy, the map identifies several burial grounds across the countryside, from Old Texas Cem near the river to the remote Greentown Cem and Prarie Dell Cem. Infrastructure such as Middleport Ditch Number 1 and the Songwood Inn Airport illustrates the modern land use of this eastern Illinois region.