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2015 Map of Biggs

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Biggs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Poplar City and Biggs anchor the northern landscape of this Central Illinois region, where a dense grid of county roads reveals a legacy of rural agricultural settlement. The southern edge is defined by the winding course of the Sangamon River, which marks the boundary between Mason Co and Menard Co. The lowlands north of the river, known as Herget Bottoms, are heavily managed by a system of drainage features including the Herget Drainage Ditch, Perry Slough, and Wash Lake Slough, illustrating the extensive reclamation of river bottomlands for farming.

Family history is well-preserved through numerous small burial grounds scattered across the townships, such as Chaney Cem, Baker Cem, and New Lebanon Cem. These sites, along with others like Morgan Cem and Sear's Cem, provide a grounded record of the families who established small communities like Peterville. The transition from the high ground down to the Crane Cr and Pecan Cr drainages highlights the geographical factors that dictated local road placement and field boundaries in Mason County.