2024 Map of Middlesworth

About this map

Lake Shelbyville dominates the northern landscape of this Shelby County study, its irregular shoreline reaching into numerous finger-like inlets such as Three Fingers Cove and Eagle Nest Cove. The terrain is defined by the transition from these modern waters to the agricultural uplands, where the small settlements of Middlesworth and Lithia serve as local hubs. For those tracing family lineages in the region, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, including the Middlesworth Cem, Sulphur Springs Cem, and Quigley Cem. South of the lake, the geography shifts toward a network of drainage creeks including Skull Creek, Lithia Springs Creek, and Richland Creek, which helped dictate the original placement of farmsteads and early roads long before the Kaskaskia River was impounded to form the reservoir.