2012 Map of Crab Orchard

About this map

Crab Orchard serves as a central hub in this Southern Illinois landscape, where the S Fork Saline River and its tributaries like Sugar Cr and Little Cana Cr define the drainage patterns of eastern Williamson County. Small, established settlements including Willeford, New Dennison, and Rodgersville are scattered across the terrain, linked by a network of rural roads such as Shed Church Rd and Old Delta Mine Rd. For local history and genealogy, the map is a primary source for locating numerous burial grounds like Bethlehem Cem, Old Krieger Cem, and Arnold Cem. The map illustrates a rural area where residential life and small-scale agriculture interface with the natural waterways, with Caplinger Pond and Crab Orchard Cr providing prominent local water features north of the Saline River.