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1992 Map of Wheatfield

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Wheatfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Wheatfield serves as the primary hub in this corner of Jasper County, characterized by a grid of agricultural drainage ditches and early infrastructure. The landscape is defined by its industrial and environmental markers, from the large Powerplant and Substation complex near the Kankakee River to the protected Stoutsburg Savanna State Nature Preserve. The map reveals the critical role of water management in the region, with an extensive network including James Ditch, Delehanty Ditch, and Davis Ditch facilitating the cultivation of the surrounding plains.

Local history and genealogy are preserved in the naming of rural landmarks and burial sites. Family-named locations such as Myers Cem, McElfresh Cem, and Kiman Cem are scattered across the townships of Wheatfield, Kankakee, and Walker. Traces of former transportation networks are evident in the Old Railroad Grade and Old RR Gr, which cut diagonally across the survey area, hinting at the rail-driven connectivity of earlier decades.