2022 Map of Merom

About this map

Merom Bluff overlooks the wide curves of the Wabash River along the Indiana and Illinois border, a landscape where river navigation once met high-ground settlement. The town of Merom sits atop this vantage point, while the modern footprint of Turtle Creek Lake dominates the eastern portion of the quadrangle. In the surrounding bottoms and uplands, several small burial sites like the Old French Cem and Mann - Turman - Prairie Cem offer significant points of interest for genealogists tracing early families in Sullivan County. The map details the transition from the river-fed wetlands of Minnow Slough and Eagle Island to the structured grid of rural roads and rail-dependent locations like Merom Station. Further west across the river, the settlement of Palestine marks the Illinois side, connected to the larger region by an intricate network of county roads and state routes.