2021 Map of Mattoon East

About this map

The prairie landscape between Mattoon and Charleston is defined by a dense network of country cemeteries and meandering creek forks. For genealogists, the map is a significant record of early burial grounds, including the Old Indian Presbyterian Church Cem and Pleasant Prairie Indian Cem in the eastern section, alongside family and community sites like Montgomery Cem and Armstrong Cem. The terrain is drained by the multiple branches of Kickapoo Cr and Muddy Cr, which dictate the placement of small rural junctions. Small settlements like Lerna and Trilla anchor the southern agricultural lands, while the northern corridor is shaped by the expansion of the Coles County Memorial Airport and suburban development near Lake Windermere.