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2015 Map of Moriah

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Moriah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Moriah and Moonshine anchor this rural landscape in eastern Illinois, where the borders of Clark, Jasper, and Crawford counties converge. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the North Fork Embarras River and its many tributaries, including Mount Br and Willow Cr, which carve a complex system of ridges and valleys through the central part of the quadrangle. Small unincorporated settlements like Hogue Town and Oak Point are scattered throughout, connected by a dense grid of rural roads and county routes.

Local history and genealogy are well-represented by a high concentration of small burial grounds, such as Backbone Cem, Restitution Cem, and Butternut Cem. The persistence of these named sites, along with others like Mound Cem and Baughman Cem, suggests deep roots in this agricultural region. The southern edge of the map features the village of Bellair, situated just south of the Jasper County line near Bellair Cem.