2015 Map of German Corner

About this map

German Corner serves as the namesake for this rural Henry County landscape, defined by the winding course of the Edwards River as it cuts through the agricultural heartland of Illinois. The map documents a meticulously gridded system of rural routes, including CR-5, CR-14, and Co Highway 28, which link scattered farmsteads and historic burial sites. For those tracing family roots in the region, the placement of Liberty Cem, Greenlee Cem, Mount Zion Cem, and Cosner Cem provides essential spatial context for nineteenth and twentieth-century settlements. To the north and east, the drainage of Spring Cr and Mud Creek further shapes the terrain, illustrating the persistent relationship between the local hydrology and the long-established farming divisions of the prairie.