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1980 Map of Waynesville West

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Waynesville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Third Principal Meridian divides the landscape of Central Illinois in the early 1980s, marking the border between Logan and De Witt counties. Small agricultural communities anchor the terrain, with Waynesville situated in the northeast and Beason further south. The transportation network is defined by the Illinois Terminal and Gulf Central railroads, which once facilitated the movement of grain and goods across these prairie townships.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, including Berryhill Cem, Jolly Cem, and the Blue Grass Cem located near a local Gravel Pit. The drainage patterns of Kickapoo Creek, Clear Creek, and Deer Creek provide natural breaks in the grid of township boundaries such as Atlanta, Oran, and Barnett. The map captures the area just before significant late-20th-century rural consolidation, preserving the locations of smaller points like Tabor and Midland City.