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2015 Map of Broughton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The N Fork Saline River defines the central topography of this Southern Illinois landscape, winding through the borderlands between Hamilton and Saline Counties. The settlement of Broughton serves as a primary hub, organized around Gholson St and Public Rd, while smaller communities like Dale and Texas City anchor the northern and southern reaches.

A high concentration of small family and community burial grounds provides significant value for genealogical research, including Big Hill Cem, Lantham Cem, and the Gaines Family Cem. The terrain is marked by an extensive grid of section roads and numerous watercourses like Contrary Cr and Rector Cr, illustrating a traditional Midwestern agricultural layout. The transition across the Hamilton Co and Saline Co line reveals how local infrastructure and property boundaries were maintained well into the twenty-first century.