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2021 Map of Lawrenceville

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Lawrenceville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Embarras River defines the eastern landscape of Lawrence County, winding south toward Piper's Landing and the wetlands of Garvey Pond. As the county seat, Lawrenceville serves as the central hub of this agricultural region, its street grid reaching out from Lexington Ave to the Lawrenceville Cem on the northern outskirts. The surrounding countryside is dotted with smaller crossroads like Grays Corner and Billett, reflecting a long-standing pattern of rural settlement oriented toward the river and its drainage systems.

Local history and genealogy researchers can locate several family-named burial grounds including Hollister Cem, Collins Cem, and Buchanan Cem. These markers of early homesteads sit among the headwaters of Indian Cr and Big Slough, where the flat prairie gives way to the river's floodplains. The map details the transition from the structured blocks of Bridgeport on the western edge to the more dispersed rural reaches along Co Rd 16 and Dennison Rd.