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2012 Map of Jonesboro

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Jonesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Jonesboro serves as the focal point of this Union County survey, surrounded by a complex network of rural settlements and agricultural corridors. The landscape transitions from the protected timberlands of the Shawnee National Frst to the bottomlands along the Clear Creek Levee Rd. Distinctive local markers include the Atwood Lookout Tower atop Atwood Ridge and several family-named burial sites such as Kimmel Cem and Grieb Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research in southern Illinois.

Water management and local industry are evident through features like the Anna State Hospital Reservoir and the drainage systems of the Running Lake Ditch near the Union Co Conservation Area. Smaller hamlets like Pottsville, Hamburg Hill, and Dutch Mills are connected by a web of named country lanes, including Old Cape Rd and Lingle Creek Rd, preserving the established settlement patterns of the early 21st century.