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2015 Map of Enterprise

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Enterprise serves as a central hub in this Southern Illinois landscape, where the meandering Elm River and the Little Wabash River dictate the rural layout across Clay and Wayne Counties. The map reveals a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as Wright Cem, Laird Cem, and Zif Cem, which are often the most enduring physical markers of nineteenth-century settlement patterns in this region.

Agricultural drainage systems like the Elm River Drainage Ditch and natural watercourses such as Emmons Cr and Grove Cr define the topography, illustrating how early residents managed the low-lying prairie for farming. Smaller landmarks like Robinson Lake and various church sites, including Evangelical Cem, provide specific points of interest for those researching local lineage or the geographic distribution of early Methodist or German Evangelical congregations in the area.