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2021 Map of Hoyleton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Nashville and its surrounding rural townships in Washington County are defined by a grid of agricultural section lines and small community centers. This modern landscape retains the clear fingerprints of early German Lutheran settlement patterns, particularly evident in the cluster of church-related sites like Saint Johns Cem near New Minden and the Trinity Cem in Hoyleton. The terrain is gently shaped by the drainage of Coon Creek to the north and the upper reaches of Middle Creek to the south.

Local transport follows a strict rectilinear pattern of named country roads, including Walnut Hill Rd and Sassafras Rd, which connect the small hamlets of Huegely and North Prairie. For researchers, the map provides a contemporary inventory of these rural landmarks and the enduring presence of small family and congregational cemeteries like Zion Cem and Pleasant Grove Cem that continue to mark the countryside.