PRIME FARMLAND SOILS

Appendix

B

B. Prime Farmland Soils
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-1 Tier 1 DEIS 

Prime Farmland Soils

Soil Name County 

Aetna Silt Loam McClean

Allison Silt Loam Livingston

Alvin Fine Sandy Loam Sangamon, Livingston

Andres Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McClean

Andres Loma Livingston

Arrowsmith Silt Loam McClean

Ashkum Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McClean, Livingston

Assumption Silt Loam Macoupin

Atterberry Silt Loam McClean

Barrington Silt Loam Livingston

Beecher Silt Loam Will, Grundy  

Birkbeck Silt Loam McClean, Logan

Blackberry Silt Loam Sangamon

Blount Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Bowes Silt Loam Will

Braidwood Loam Will, Grundy

Brenton Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McClean, Logan, Livingston

Broadwell Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan

Broadwell‐Onarga Complex Logan

Bryce Silty Clay Will, Grundy, Livingston

Bryce, Shale Substratum‐Calamine Silty Clays Grundy

Buckhart Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan, Macoupin

Burksville Silt Loam Macoupin

Camden Silt Loam Will, Sangamon, McClean

Catlin Silt Loam McClean, Logan

Catlin‐Saybrook Silt Loams McClean

Chenoa Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McClean. Livingston

Clare Silt Loam McClean, Logan

Clarksdale Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan, Macoupin

Coffeen Silt Loam Macoupin

Comfrey Loam Grundy, Livingston

Cowden Silt Loam Sangamon, Macoupin

Crane Loam Livingston

Crescent Loam Grundy
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-2 Tier 1 DEIS 

Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Dana Silt Loam McClean

Darrock Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Del Rey Silt Loam Livingston

Denny Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan

Dresden Silt Loam Will

Drummer and Elpaso Silty Clay Loams McClean

Drummer Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McClean, Logan, Livingston

Drury Silt Loam Sangamon

Du Page Silt Loam Will

Dunham Silty Clay Loam Will

Edgington Silt Loam McClean, Logan

Edinburg Silty Clay Loam Sangamon

El Paso Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy

Elburn Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan

Elco Silt Loam Macoupin

Elkhart Silt Loam McClean

Elliott Silt Loam McClean, Grundy, Will, Livingston

Elliott Silty Clay Loam Will, Livingston

Faxon Silt Loam Grundy

Fayette Silt Loam Macoupin

Fielden Loam Will

Fincastle Silt Loam McClean

Flanagan Silt Loam McClean

Fox Silt Loam Will, McClean

Frankfort Silt Loam Will

Frankfory Silty Clay Loam Will

Gilford Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy

Graymont Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McClean, Livingston

Grundelein Silt Loam Will

Harco Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Harpster Silty Clay Loam McClean, Logan, Livingston, Will

Harrison Silt Loam Sangamon, Macoupin

Hartsburg Silty Clay Loam McClean, Logan, Sangamon

Herrick Silt Loam Sangamon, Macoupin

High Gap Silt Loam Grundy
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-3 Tier 1 DEIS 

Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Homen Silt Loam Macoupin

Huntsville Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan

Ipava Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan, Macoupin

Ipava‐Sable Complex McClean

Jasper Loam Will, Livingston

Kane Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McClean

Kaneville Silt Loam McClean

Kankakee Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy

Keller Silt Loam Macoupin

Kendall Silt Loam Sangamon

Keomah Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan, Macoupin

Knight Silt Loam Logan

La Hogue Loam Will, Livingston

La Rose Silt Loam McClean

Landes Fine Sandy Loam Logan, Macoupin

Lawndale Silt Loam Logan

Lawson Silt Loam

Will, Sangamon, Grundy, McClean, Logan, Macoupin,

Livingston

Lenzburg Silt Loam Logan

Lisbon Silt Loam McClean, Livingston

Marine Silt Loam Macoupin

Markham Silt Loam Will

Martinsville Loam Will, Grundy

Martinton Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Mayville Silt Loam McClean

Miami Silt Loam McClean

Middletown Silt Loam Logan, Sangamon

Milford Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Millbrook Silt Loam Will

Millington Silt Loam Will

Millsdale Silty Clay Loam Will

Mokena Silt Loam Will, Livingston

Mona Silt Loam Livingston

Monee Silt Loam Livingston

Muscatune Silt Loam McClean
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-4 Tier 1 DEIS 

Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Nappanee Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Normal Silt Loam McClean

Ockley Loam Will

Oconee Silt Loam Macoupin, Livingston

Onarga Fine Sandy Loam Will

Osco Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan

Otter Silt Loam Macoupin

Ozaukee Silt Loam Will, Grundy

Papineau Sandy Loam Grundy

Patton Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Pella Silty Clay Loam Will, Livingston

Penfield Silt Loam McClean

Peotone Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McClean, Livingston

Pillot Silt Loam Logan

Plano Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan

Plattville Silt Loam Will

Princeton‐Bloomfield Fine Sands Logan

Proctor Silt Loam Sangamon, Grundy, McClean, Logan, Livingston

Radford Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan

Raub Silt Loam McClean

Reddick Clay Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Ridgeville Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Riley Loam Logan

Roby Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy

Rockton Silt Loam Grundy, Livingston

Rooks Silty Clay Loam   Livingston

Ross Loam Grundy, McClean, Sangamon, Logan

Rowe Silty Clay Livingston

Rozetta Silt Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan, Macoupin

Russell Silt Loam McClean

Rutland Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Sabina Silt Loam McClean

Sable Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, McClean, Logan

Sawmill Silt Loam Logan
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-5 Tier 1 DEIS 

Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Sawmill Silty Clay Loam

Will, Sangamon, Grundy, McClean, Logan, Macoupin,

Livingston

Saybrook Silt Loam McClean, Livingston

Selma Loam Will, Grundy, McClean

Selma Clay Loam Livingston

Shadeland Silt Loam Grundy

Shiloh Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan

Spaulding Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan

St. Charles Silt Loam Logan

Starks Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Streator Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Swygert Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McClean, Livingston

Symerton Fine Sandy Loam Will

Symerton Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McClean, Livingston

Symerton Loam Livingston

Tama Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan

Terril Loam Macoupin

Thorp Silt Loam Will, Logan, Livingston

Tice Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan

Titus Silty Clay Loam Grundy

Troxel Silt Loam Will

Tuscola Loam Livingston

Varna Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McClean

Varna Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Vesser Silt Loam Sangamon

Virden Silt Loam Sangamon

Virden Silty Clay Loam Macoupin

Virden‐Fosterburg Silt Loam Macoupin

Wakeland Silt Loam Macoupin

Wallkill Silt Loam Livingston

Warsaw Loam Grundy

Warsaw Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McClean

Waupecan Silt Loam Will

Wea Loam Livingston

Wenona Silt Loam Livingston
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-6 Tier 1 DEIS 

Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Wesley Fine Sandy Loam Livingston

Westland Clay Loam Livingston

Whitaker Loam Livingston

Will Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy

Winfield Silt Loam Macoupin

Worthen Silt Loam Sangamon

Wyanet Silt Loam McClean

Zook Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan, Livingston

Source:  USDA, 2011