Highland serves as the southern anchor of this Madison County landscape, dominated by the expansive Highland Silver Lake and the Old City Reservoir. The village of Grantfork lies to the north, established at the junction of Co Rd 6 and Poplar St. The map highlights a deeply rooted community structure, evidenced by numerous burial grounds including the Grantfork United Church of Christ Cem and Saint Gertrude Catholic Cem. The drainage of East Fork Silver Creek and its tributaries like Sand Cr and Sugar Fork shape the terrain between these two population centers. Modern infrastructure is represented by the Highland-Winet Airport and the network of rural routes such as Alhambra Rd and Niggli Rd that connect the family farmsteads characterizing this agricultural region.
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1906 · Breese
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Breese
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Belleville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Edwardsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Edwardsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · New Douglas
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1944 · New Douglas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · St. Jacob
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Marine
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Worden
USGS Topo · 1:24,000