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2018 Map of Altamont East

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Altamont East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Altamont and its rural outskirts in Effingham County appear as a grid of agriculture and small-town development in this recent survey. The landscape is marked by a deep-rooted German Lutheran heritage, evidenced by numerous burial grounds such as Saint Paul Lutheran Cem, Immanuel Lutheran Cem, and Zion Lutheran Cem. These sites, along with the German Methodist Cem, speak to the early immigrant settlements that defined the character of the region.

Water management is central to the area's geography, with the Altamont Reservoir and Old Altamont Reservoir providing critical infrastructure alongside the meandering paths of Second Cr and Big Cr. The small communities of Dexter and Keptown serve as historic waypoints along the modern road network, while scattered family cemeteries like McCoy Cem and Newman Cem offer tangible links for genealogists tracing local lineage through the Illinois countryside.