2024 Map of Buffalo Prairie

About this map

Buffalo Prairie and the surrounding farmland of western Illinois are captured here in the early 21st century, revealing a landscape defined by deep creek valleys and high ridge-top roads. The terrain is bifurcated by the Rock Island and Mercer county line, where the upland prairie breaks into the drainage basins of Copperas Creek and Eliza Creek. Genealogists will find significant value in the concentration of local burial sites, including the Buffalo Prairie Cem, Edgington Cem, Duncan Cem, and the historically distinct Buffalo Prairie Latter Day Saints Cem. The small settlement of Marston serves as a local landmark among a grid of rural routes like County Highway 11 and Wayout Farm Road. To the southeast, the water network becomes more complex with Illinois Slough, Camp Creek, and Little Camp Creek carving through the agricultural landscape.