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1974 Map of Beaver Creek

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Beaver Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Beaver Creek (Wisetown) and the surrounding agricultural townships of Burg and Mills define this southern Illinois landscape during the mid-1970s. The map illustrates a transition in local infrastructure, where the Penn Central rail line cuts across the northern territory through the community of Stubblefield, while the Old Ripley Grade Railroad appears elsewhere. Evidence of the region's energy and transportation development is visible in the Stubblefield Storage Gas Field and the Greenville Municipal Airport near the northeastern corner.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks, including the Greene Cem, Campground Cem, and Wisetown Cem. These sites, alongside local congregations like Smith Grove Ch and Campground Ch, reflect the established social fabric of these rural precincts. The drainage patterns of Shoal Creek and its tributaries, including Little Beaver Creek and the waters of Lake Lola, provide the geographic frame for the scattered farmsteads and settlements.