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1961 Map of Western

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Western
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The village of Western serves as the central hub of this early 1960s landscape, situated at the junction of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and the South Fork Swan Creek. The surrounding Saline County countryside is defined by its watercourses, with the North Fork Swan Creek and Spring Creek cutting through the terrain to the north. A local Quarry and scattered community landmarks like Swan Valley Sch illustrate the rural infrastructure of the era.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of several burial grounds, including Union Cem to the west, Plainview Cem just north of the village, and South Fork Cem near the eastern boundary. The map also meticulously records property divisions through fine red dashed lines, indicating fence and field lines that show the organized agricultural layout of the Saline County plains during this period.