2015 Map of Loraine

About this map

The borderlands of Hancock and Adams counties in Illinois are defined by a network of small agricultural settlements and family burial grounds in this 2015 study. The village of Loraine serves as a local hub near the southern edge, situated near the headwaters of South Fork Bear Creek. To the north, the smaller communities of Stillwell, Woodville, and Chili are connected by a grid of numbered roads and county routes. The landscape is deeply etched by the drainage of Panther Cr and Thurman Cr, creating a complex topography that contrasts with the surrounding agricultural tablelands. Genealogists will find this particular survey exceptionally valuable for its identification of small, often overlooked burial sites such as the Bean Family Cem, Breneman Farm Cem, and the Curless Cem, preserving the legacy of the region's early farming families within the modern rural landscape.