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2015 Map of Eliza

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Eliza
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Eliza and Petersville anchor this rural landscape in western Illinois, where the border of Rock Island Co and Mercer Co divides the terrain. The area is defined by a dense network of drainage, with Copperas Cr in the north and the extensive Eliza Cr system flowing through the center and south. These waterways are joined by numerous smaller tributaries such as Keating Cr, Winters Cr, and the appropriately named Yankee Br and Irwin Br.

Local history is preserved in small rural burial grounds like Miller Cem and Leech Cem, while the Eliza Creek Cem sits just west of the primary settlement areas. The map reveals a strict township grid system of county roads, including CR-8 and CR-9, which negotiate the dissected topography created by the winding creek beds. This 2015 survey reflects a modern agricultural region that remains deeply tied to its original 19th-century settlement patterns and water-driven geography.