2012 Map of Bethalto

About this map

Bethalto and its surrounding communities in Madison County reveal a landscape shaped by both early agricultural settlement and modern infrastructure. The area is dense with family and community burial grounds, including the Preuitt Family Cem, Montgomery Family Cem, and the Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cem near Dorsey. These sites, alongside the Fosterburg Cem in Fosterburg, offer a significant record of local genealogy. The southern portion of the map is dominated by a cluster of suburban developments like Cottage Hills, Rosewood Heights, and Meadowbrook, oriented around the St Louis Regional Airport and the commercial corridors that emerged after the peak of the rail era. Traces of the older industrial network remain visible at Alton Junction, while the northern reaches of the quadrangle maintain an open character where the E Fork Wood River and Honeycut Br drain the rolling countryside.