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2021 Map of Harrisburg

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Harrisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Harrisburg serves as the central hub of this Saline County landscape, where the urban grid of the city meets the varied terrain of the southern Illinois coal region. The map documents a transition from the dense residential blocks and street networks of neighborhoods like Garden Heights and Buena Vista to the broader agricultural and forested lands to the south. The South Fork Saline River snakes across the lower half of the quadrangle, flanked by an Old Channel, indicating the natural and engineered hydrology of the river valley.

Genealogists will find a significant distribution of burial sites across the rural sections, including the Blackman Family Cem and Moore Vinson Cem. The southern reach of the map is defined by the entrance into the Shawnee National Forest, where the terrain becomes more complex with features like Cochran Hollow and Mud Springs Hollow. Smaller settlements such as Pankeyville, Ledford, and Mitchellsville provide a clear view of the historical settlement patterns that radiated outward from the larger population centers of Carrier Mills and the county seat.