2018 Map of Beckemeyer

About this map

Beckemeyer and its surrounding Clinton County prairie land define this section of the Illinois interior, where the BNSF Railway parallels Old US Hwy 50 across the northern landscape. The terrain transitions from the developed grids of Breese and Carlyle into the low-lying Santa Fe Bottoms, an area shaped by the winding Kaskaskia River and a complex network of drainage infrastructure like the Hanover Drainage Ditch. This hydrologic pattern is further evidenced by a dense collection of oxbow lakes and named wetlands, including Pelican Pouch, Gow Lake, and Mossy Lake. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating smaller rural burial sites such as Saint Anthony Cem and Ira Maddux Cem, which are situated well away from the primary town centers of Bartelso or Beckemeyer.