2015 Map of Brownstown

About this map

The village of Brownstown anchors the northern edge of this Fayette County survey, where the prairie begins to break into the complex drainage of the Hickory Cr watershed. The landscape is a mix of geometric agricultural road grids and the meandering courses of Sandy Run, Overcup Cr, and Little Hickory Cr. A high density of rural burial grounds provides significant genealogical value, including the centrally located Arm Prairie Cem, the German Reformed Cem near the eastern border, and the Winslow-Pilcher Cem further west. Smaller crossroads communities such as Confidence and Wilberton mark the southern half of the map, with Wilberton situated near the Frogtown Cem. These scattered settlements and named landmarks like Oliver Reece Pond reflect the persistent character of south-central Illinois as it appeared in the mid-2010s, maintaining its traditional pattern of small towns and family-named landmarks.