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2021 Map of Woodworth

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Woodworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Woodworth serves as a central hub for this rural Iroquois County landscape, where the rectilinear grid of the Public Land Survey System defines every road and property line. This 2021 survey reveals a deeply rooted agrarian community, anchored by historic religious and burial sites like Saint Paul Lutheran Cem and Saint Peters Lutheran Cem. These landmarks, along with the settlement of Schwer and its associated Schwer Cem, suggest a history of tight-knit local hamlets established during the height of Illinois' agricultural expansion.

The terrain is drained by the meandering paths of Shavetail Cr and Jefferson Cr, which cut soft, natural lines across the otherwise rigid geometry of county roads like Co RD 1500 N and E 1130 North RD. Further south, the community of Bryce sits at a crossroads, illustrating the enduring nature of these small Midwestern prairie outposts and the continuity of their infrastructure over decades of farming.