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2024 Map of Atwater

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Macoupin Co Montgomery Co boundary divides this central Illinois landscape, where the flat upland prairie is deeply incised by the drainage systems of Macoupin Creek and Horse Creek. The settlement pattern reflects the area's agricultural and transportation roots, with small communities like Atwater and Barnett situated along a network of section-line roads and named trails such as Goby Rd and Wood Trl. These towns and the smaller hamlet of Shop Creek serve as anchors for the surrounding rural homesteads.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family and community burial grounds, including Bethel Ridge Cem and the remote Carrico Cem near the southern boundary. In the northeast, Sulphur Springs and its namesake Sulphur Springs Cem mark a distinctive local landmark near the winding path of Macoupin Creek. The modern Interstate 55 corridor cuts vertically through the eastern portion of the map, providing a stark contrast to the legacy paths like Providence Trl that formerly defined movement across these fields.