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1981 Map of Mt Sterling

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Mt Sterling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The county seat of Mt Sterling serves as the primary hub of this west-central Illinois landscape, showing a transition from the structured street grid and Fairground to the deeply dissected terrain of the Lee, Mt Sterling, and Buckhorn townships. The map is particularly rich for genealogical research, documenting numerous family-named burial grounds such as Cleaves Cem, Kiefer Cem, and Syphert Cem scattered across the rural uplands.

Industry and infrastructure define the southern half of the quadrangle, where an Oil Field and several Quarries appear alongside the winding path of Mc Kee Creek. Transportation history is evident in the Abandoned railroad line passing through the north, while modern developments like the Brown County Air Park and Sewage Disposal Ponds reflect the area's mid-century civic growth. Small rural centers like Fargo and Buckhorn remain as quiet landmarks in a landscape defined by prominent drainage features like Dahl Hollow.