2024 Map of Creal Springs

About this map

Creal Springs and New Burnside anchor this landscape along the border of Williamson and Johnson counties. The area is defined by a dense network of country roads and timbered drainages, including the South Fork Saline River and Sugar Creek. To the south, the terrain transitions into the protected lands of the Shawnee National Forest, where natural landmarks like Cedar Wonders Arch sit among the deep hollows. This recent survey records a territory heavily marked by its pioneer-era history, evidenced by the high concentration of family and community burial grounds such as Salem Cem, Newbold Cem, and Reynoldsburg Cem. Smaller settlements like Tunnel Hill, Ozark, and Reynoldsburg provide localized focal points in a region where the traditional rural structure of the Southern Illinois hills remains remarkably intact through the early twenty-first century.