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1970 Map of Wyeville

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Wyeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Chicago and North Western rail corridor anchors this 1970 survey of eastern Monroe County, where the village of Wyeville and the settlement of Valley Junction serve as the primary hubs. The landscape is defined by the hydrologic network of the Lemonweir River and its South Fork, surrounded by numerous Cranberry Bogs that speak to the region's specialized agricultural heritage. To the north, the Meadow Valley State Wildlife Area occupies the lowland reaches of Meadow Valley Creek.

Local history and community infrastructure are well-preserved here, including the sprawling Veterans Administration Hospital complex in the southwest and several private airstrips like the Mesner Landing Strip and Holiday Landing Strip. Genealogists will find the locations of Indian Cem and Wood Cem helpful for tracing area residents. The terrain is marked by significant resource extraction, with multiple Sandpits and a Gravel Pit scattered across the township lines of Lincoln, Scott, La Grange, and Byron.