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2021 Map of Carlinville West

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Carlinville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Carlinville anchors the eastern edge of this Macoupin County landscape, where the residential street grid gives way to the agricultural expanses of the Illinois prairie. The town's civic history is visible through its gathered memorial sites, including the City Cem and Old Calvary Cem, while the outlying rural sections preserve smaller family and community burial grounds such as Denby Cem and Sell Cem. These markers provide a clear record of local genealogy and early settlement patterns across the townships.

Water and transport shape the surrounding countryside, with Lake Rinaker and Macoupin Lake sitting south of the main settlement near the meandering Hurricane Cr. The small community of Comer and the Nelson Airport sit further west, connected by a network of rural routes like Hettick Rd and Colbrook Rd. The drainage of Otter Cr and Lick Cr defines the northern reaches of the quadrangle, illustrating the transition from town center to the managed fields that define the region's modern economy.