2015 Map of Buffalo Prairie

About this map

Buffalo Prairie serves as the focal point for this rural Illinois landscape, situated at the junction of 183rd Ave W and 173rd Ave W. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Copperas Cr in the north and the winding Illinois Slough to the south. Historically significant sites for genealogists are scattered across the quadrangle, notably Edgington Cem near the northern boundary and Buffalo Prairie Cem to the southwest. The map also delineates the jurisdictional transition along 180th Ave, where the Rock Island and Mercer County line divides the agricultural holdings. The small settlement of Marston and landmarks like Lake Nelson provide further evidence of the area's distributed community structure, linked by a strict grid of section roads such as Way Out Farm Rd and 160th Ave.