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2012 Map of Lawrenceville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Embarras River winds through this Lawrence County landscape, defining the topography near the established city grid of Lawrenceville. While the town center is structured with named streets like Lexington Ave, the surrounding rural area is a network of numbered section roads and smaller settlements such as Jackson, Billett, and Grays Corner. The map reveals a high density of historical burial grounds, including Lawrenceville Cem, May Chapel Cem, and Buchanan Cem, which offer significant value for genealogists tracing local families in the Wabash Valley region.

Water management and local aviation also characterize this era, with features like Big Slough and the Beaver Pond Ditch draining the lowlands. Two distinct airfields, Dunlap Airport to the west and Piper's Landing Airport to the east, indicate the importance of private aviation in this part of southeastern Illinois. The remnant of the Old Channel Embarras River serves as a physical record of the river's changing course over time.