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2015 Map of Breese

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Breese and its neighboring Clinton County villages anchor this modern survey of Illinois agricultural land. The map reveals a tight-knit cluster of settlements including Germantown, Aviston, Albers, and Damiansville, each organized around a distinct street grid and centered on its parish church and cemetery. The landscape is defined by the meandering course of Shoal Creek and its various tributaries like Grassy Br and Bull Br, which carve through the otherwise orderly township and range system.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the detailed plotting of numerous parish burial grounds, such as Saint Boniface Cem and Saint Francis Cem. These sites, along with the smaller Ammons Cem to the southeast, provide a clear record of the area's Catholic heritage and long-standing family lineages. The mapping of infrastructure like the Hanover Drainage Ditch and numerous rural roads like Rocky Ford RD illustrates the managed hydrology and transportation networks essential to this farming region.