THE FOUR MILE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Illinoian Till Plain setting.
Four Mile township has 40.1 square miles of land in Wayne County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Illinoian Till Plain, within Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Broad terraced river valleys contrast with wooded slopes and dissected glacial plains. Bottomland settings and upland oak landscapes occur close together across the Interior River Valleys and Hills.
Regional context: Interior River Valleys and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Four Mile and Wayne County
Four Mile is associated with Wayne County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Four Mile by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Four Mile, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Wayne County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Four Mile township has 308.3 times the land area of nearby Keenes village (0.13 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.