
Mattoon and its western outskirts anchor this landscape, where the urban grid of the city's residential streets meets the agricultural expanses of Coles County. The area is defined by the headwaters of the Little Wabash River and the significant reservoir of Lake Paradise, which serves as a central geographic feature alongside the northern tip of Lake Mattoon. The map reveals a high density of historical burial grounds, including the large Dodge Grove Cem and Calvary Cem in the northeast, as well as several smaller rural plots like Campground Cem and Zion Hill Cem that reflect the region's early settlement patterns.
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1934 · Mattoon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Arcola
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1935 · Sullivan
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1937 · Mattoon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Sullivan
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Arcola
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000