
Lake Shelbyville dominates this Central Illinois landscape, having transformed the valleys of the Kaskaskia River and Okaw River into a sprawling reservoir. The map reveals the intricate shoreline where the water meets the West Okaw River State Fish and Wildlife Management Area, preserving a significant portion of the river corridor. Settlement patterns here are defined by the transition from river-bottom agriculture to recreation and conservation, with several cemeteries such as Thomason Cem and Hampton Cem remaining as quiet landmarks of the earlier rural community.
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1935 · Sullivan
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1940 · Sullivan
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Shelbyville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1946 · Shelbyville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Dalton City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1980 · Middlesworth
USGS Topo · 1:24,000