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2021 Map of Beardstown

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Beardstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Illinois River dominates the center of this quadrangle, forming a natural boundary between Schuyler and Cass counties. On its eastern bank, the river city of Beardstown is shown with its detailed street grid, while the smaller settlements of Frederick and Pleasant View sit on the western side. The hydrology of the river bottomlands is remarkably complex, characterized by features like Muscooten Bay, Treadway Lake Boujan Swale, and the winding course of the Sangamon River as it approaches its confluence.

Genealogists can find numerous burial sites across the landscape, from the large Beardstown City Cem to smaller family markers such as Oetgen Cem, Messerer Cem, and Bellomy Cem. The terrain rises sharply away from the river valley, with ridges and hollows such as those near Browning and Sugar Creek providing a stark contrast to the flat, canal-laced drainage systems of Bluff Ditch and Coal Creek Ditch to the south.