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1998 Map of Greenup

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Greenup
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The Embarras River winds through the heart of Cumberland and Jasper counties, defining a landscape of agricultural lowlands and wooded bluffs. In the north, the town of Greenup serves as a local hub, where the Fairground and extensive sewage disposal facilities sit just outside the main residential blocks. The river's meanders create a complex drainage system fed by Muddy Creek, Bruce Creek, and Cottonwood Creek, reflecting the traditional water-dependent settlement patterns of this Illinois region.

Smaller outposts like Jewett, Hidalgo, and the curiously named Walla Walla are connected by a network of section-line roads and an Old Grade, hinting at former transportation routes that once shaped the local economy. From the heights of Liberty Hill to the banks of Crooked Creek, the map details a rural environment where infrastructure like a substation, Tower, and several cemeteries provide critical touchstones for genealogists and local historians tracing the evolution of these prairie communities.