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2015 Map of Grayville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Wabash River carves a winding path through this Illinois-Indiana border region, defining the landscape around Grayville and the smaller settlements of Cowling and Browns. The river's serpentine course creates prominent landforms like Pearl Island and the deep oxbow curves of Peankishaw Bend and Schuh Bend. This geography heavily influenced the early development and property lines of the tri-county area involving Wabash, Edwards, and White counties.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local-history markers, including the Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cem, Antioch Church Cem, and the family-named Wheeler Cem and Fortney Cem. These rural burial grounds, scattered among the creek beds of Mud Cr and Bonpas Creek, offer a precise record of the families who settled the bottomlands and bluffs along the river's edge. The map also captures the grid of Grayville, showing the street layout from N Main St to the waterfront.