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2012 Map of Kirkwood East

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Kirkwood anchors the northwestern corner of this Warren County landscape, where the street grid of E Apple St and S Harding St gives way to an expansive agricultural grid. The map reveals the quiet rural settlements of Ponemah and Larchland, both situated along the transportation corridors that define this portion of Illinois. The drainage patterns of the region are shaped by the meandering S Henderson Cr and its southern fork, while the southern reaches are touched by Negro Cr.

Genealogists will find particular value in the identification of local burial grounds, specifically Hickory Point Cem and County Farm Cem. The latter, located east of the central 50th Street axis, provides a direct link to the county's social history and the location of former civic institutions. The naming of Raccoon Hollow Rd in the southwest suggests a more varied topography where the prairie begins to break toward smaller creek valleys.