2018 Map of Belle Prairie City

About this map

Belle Prairie City and its surrounding rural townships anchor this portion of Hamilton County, where a grid of secondary roads connects small agricultural communities and family landmarks. The landscape is defined by its complex drainage network, including the branching Black Br and the Kennedy-Voris Main Drain, which manage the water levels of the low-lying prairie soil. Local history is preserved in small cemetery sites like Rawls Cem near the town center and Cherry Grove Cem to the southeast near Big Cr. Settlement patterns follow the high ground between these drainages, with Piopolis and Delafield serving as notable crossroads. This modern survey illustrates the persistent rural character of Southern Illinois, documenting the names of creeks and local routes like Side Co Highway 9 that have structured life in this county for generations.