2018 Map of Birds

About this map

Birds and Pinkstaff anchor this Lawrence County landscape, where the agricultural plains are deeply etched by the drainage networks of the Embarras River and its various tributaries. The map reveals a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as Nuttle Cem and Cotton Cem, scattered across the township lines of T5N and T4N. These sites, alongside smaller settlements like Oil Grove and Riddleville, provide a detailed look at the rural settlement pattern before modern consolidation. The southern portion of the sheet is defined by the hydrologic complexity of the Old Channel Embarras River and the Otter Pond Ditch, illustrating how generations of inhabitants managed the wet bottomlands for farming. The presence of numerous cemeteries like Dollahan Cem and Mickey Cem near the winding courses of Birch Cr and Brushy Creek reflects a long-standing local history tied to these specific drainages.