2018 Map of Atwater

About this map

The rural landscape of the Macoupin and Montgomery County line is defined by its deep agricultural grid and a network of named creek branches. The settlement of Atwater serves as the central point for a region heavily punctuated by local history markers, particularly its many rural cemeteries. Genealogists and historians can locate the Sulphur Spring Cem and Providence Cem in the north, while the southern reaches contain Crawford Cem and Thornton Cem. These burial grounds, along with Bethel Ridge Cem, are often the last standing indicators of the early families who settled along the banks of Macoupin Cr and Horse Cr. The terrain is etched by several tributaries, including Threemile Br and Slow Point Br, which navigate the township divisions between the prairie farmsteads.