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1983 Map of Beecher City

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Beecher City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Kaskaskia River snakes through the northwest corner of this Illinois landscape, defining a border between Shelby and Fayette counties. This region, captured in the early 1980s, is characterized by a dense network of rural infrastructure supporting both agriculture and the Loudon Oil Field. The village of Beecher City serves as a central hub, connected by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad line which cuts diagonally through the townships of Liberty and Moccasin.

Family history is deeply rooted here, evidenced by numerous small burial grounds such as Tipsword Cem, Hubbard Cem, and Moccasin Cem. The educational and spiritual life of the area is anchored by Cowden-Herrick High Sch near Cowden and the Greenland Ch. While the terrain is dominated by the drainages of Wolf Creek and Moccasin Creek, the presence of Carter Camp and Wrights Corner illustrates the dispersed nature of the early 1980s settlement patterns.