2024 Map of Banner

About this map

Illinois River bottomlands and the dissected uplands of eastern Fulton County define this landscape. The settlement of Banner sits near the base of the bluffs, where the valley floor meets the rugged drainage systems of Copperas Creek. To the north, the geography is marked by the winding courses of the Middle Branch Copperas Creek and West Branch Copperas Creek, which carve deep ravines into the plateau. The map reveals a dense network of rural family history, anchored by numerous burial grounds such as Wolfe Cem, Orendorff Cem, and the descriptively named Red Schoolhouse Cem. The eastern edge of Canton and its namesake Canton Lake appear in the northwest, while the southeastern corner is dominated by the river environment near King Island, illustrating the transition from agricultural ridge tops to the industrial and natural corridor of the Illinois valley.