2018 Map of Crowley Ridge

About this map

Crowley Ridge and its neighboring highland plateaus define this portion of Crawford County, where the landscape is carved into a series of deep coulees and ridges by the drainage systems of the Kickapoo River. The settlement of Steuben sits at a lower elevation along the river, contrasting with the high-elevation homesteads and farms found along Shanghai Ridge and Swatek Ridge. This 2018 survey reveals a rural infrastructure of ridge-top roads and valley lanes that follow the natural contours of the land, such as Walker Hollow and Haney Valley. Genealogists will find the locations of local burial grounds, including Stewart Cem in the northwest and Shanghai Ridge Cem to the south, preserved alongside the names of the small communities and landforms that have anchored this driftless area for generations.