Irvington serves as the central hub of this Southern Illinois landscape, where the intersection of local roads and rail history meets an active industrial presence. The geography is defined by a series of productive petroleum zones, including the Irvington Oil Field, Richview Oil Field, and the Irvington North Oil Field to the north. These fields are dispersed across a terrain drained by Grand Point Cr and Webster Cr, showing the persistent connection between the region's natural waterways and its subsurface resources. Small crossroads settlements like Alda and Noltings provide evidence of historical local development outside the primary villages. For those researching family history, several burial grounds are documented, such as Harres Cem, Irvington Cem, and Grand Point Cem, often located near the small creek branches that crisscross the agricultural plots.
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1910 · Carlyle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1914 · Centralia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1931 · Hoyleton
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1932 · Nashville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Centralia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Nashville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Ashley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Ashley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Carlyle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Belleville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000