2018 Map of Cooks Mills

About this map

The Kaskaskia River winds through the rural borderlands of Coles and Moultrie counties, shaping a landscape defined by small agricultural settlements and a network of county roads. The community of Cooks Mills serves as a local focal point near the river's bend, while the small hamlets of Fuller and Coles anchor the surrounding farmstead grid. This area preserves a significant concentration of local heritage sites, with several burial grounds including Pleasant Grove Cem, Zoar Cem, and Mount Zion Cem situated near the river's drainage. Tributaries like Crabapple Cr and Whitley Cr cut through the sections, highlighting the natural drainage patterns that dictated early land use. The map reveals the persistence of the traditional township and range survey system, visible in the precisely aligned roads such as E Co RD 1500 N and Co RD 1675e that partition the Illinois prairie.