1966 Map of Williamsville

About this map

The Gulf Mobile And Ohio railroad cuts a diagonal path through this central Illinois landscape, anchoring the village of Williamsville. This 1966 field-checked survey reveals a productive agricultural region where the prairie is defined by drainage patterns of Fancy Creek and Wolf Creek. The map documents a cluster of rural institutions vital to local genealogy, including St John Ch and several family or community burial grounds such as Walnut Hill Cem, Stewart Cem, and Fancy Creek Cem. To the southwest, the village of Sherman sits at the junction of the Illinois Terminal and the main rail line, while the presence of a Radio Tower and Sewage Disposal facility near Williamsville signals mid-century infrastructural growth. The map also captures smaller named localities like Fancy Prairie, Van Wood, and Ellis, offering a precise record of the Sangamon County countryside during the mid-1960s expansion of the Illinois road network.