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2012 Map of Aledo East

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Aledo East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Aledo serves as the primary hub for this agricultural region of Mercer County, where the eastern edge of the city meets a grid of rural avenues and township roads. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Edwards River in the north and the drainage basins of Pope Cr and Maids Run to the south. Historically significant small settlements and named locales like Sugar Grove, Shale City, and Old Gilchrist suggest a legacy of early community centers and industrial activity in the vicinity of Wanlock.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the distribution of family-named cemeteries such as McPherren Cem, Artz Cem, Carnahan Cem, and McClure Cem, which are scattered throughout the countryside. Smaller water bodies like Swearingen Lake and DeWitt Lake punctuate the farmland, while the presence of a Po in Aledo and the outlying hamlet of Burgess highlights the localized infrastructure of this Illinois prairie landscape.