2012 Map of Eddyville

About this map

Eddyville serves as a focal point for this landscape in the southern Illinois hills, where a dense network of country cemeteries and rural roads defines the local geography. The map reveals a high concentration of burial grounds including Evans Cem, Cedar Bluff Cem, and Morse Cem, which provide significant points of reference for genealogists tracking early families of Pope County. The winding course of Lusk Cr and its various tributaries like Little Lusk Cr and Little Bear Br carve through the terrain, creating named features such as Dog Hollow and the Indian Kitchen Point of Interest. Settlements are modest and scattered, with Delwood and Oak appearing as small nodes along routes like G and G Rd and McAnelly Creek Rd. This survey documents a quiet rural area where land use is dictated by the complex drainage patterns of the Bay Cr and Lusk Cr basins.