1983 Map of Arenzville East

About this map

Bluff Springs stands at the northern edge of this 1980s landscape, where the flatlands of the Sangamon Valley meet the dissected uplands of southern Cass County. The map is exceptionally dense with small family and community burial grounds, illustrating a deeply rooted rural genealogy. From the Jockisch Cem and Treadway-Miller Cem in the central hills to the Green-Krohe Cem further west, these landmarks indicate early settlement patterns along the bluffs. Drainage systems like Clear Creek and Prairie Creek carve through the terrain, leading down toward the village of Arenzville in the southwest corner. The presence of the Virginia Country Club and the small settlement of Jules in the east suggests a transition toward the county seat, while church sites like Bethel Ch and United Ch mark the social centers of this agricultural region during the late twentieth century.