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2024 Map of Alsey

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Alsey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Alsey Lake sits near the geographic center of this Scott County landscape, where the flat upland agricultural fields of central Illinois begin to fragment into the deeply incised drainage basins of Big Sandy Creek and the various branches of Little Sandy Creek. The settlement pattern is defined by small, long-established communities like Alsey, Glasgow, and Barrow, which are connected by a network of rural roads that often follow the section lines of the Public Land Survey System.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial grounds scattered across the terrain, reflecting the early pioneer settlement of the region. From Miller Cem and Cowhick Cem in the north to Thompson Cem near the southern border with Greene County, these sites are frequently located on the high ground overlooking the creek valleys. The map also delineates the transition into the Illinois River bluff country to the west, visible through the winding paths of Winchester Glasgow road and Alsey Glasgow Rd.