2010 Map of Grove Center

About this map

The low-lying river bottoms and oxbow lakes of the Ohio River valley define this landscape at the border of Kentucky and Illinois. The settlement of Raleigh sits on the edge of a significant bend in the river, overlooking Bell Island and a complex network of wetlands including Fish Lake, Black Lake, and Fehrer Lake. Further inland, the small communities of Spring Grove and Blackburn are connected by rural roads that navigate around the distinctive terrain of Grundy Hill and The Rocks. To the south, Geiger Lake and the drainage of Cypress Creek and Wash Creek characterize the hydrology of this agricultural region. The mapping shows how rural development has historically followed the higher ground, such as Bald Hill, while avoiding the seasonally inundated floodplains near the river's edge.