1970 Map of New Hebron

About this map

New Hebron serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated along the Illinois Central Gulf railroad line. The settlement pattern is defined by rural road networks that connect smaller locales like Hebron and Grange across the border of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis Counties. This 1970s era documentation, with purple revisions from 1980, reveals a landscape where traditional community markers like St Marys Church and Zion Hill Church sit alongside a developing industrial footprint. Extensive Gravel Pits and an expansive Oil and Gas Field are prominent, particularly in the eastern sections near the Gwinville Branch. The drainage of Fiddlers Creek and the West Prong of Silver Creek carve through the terrain, which is dotted with numerous family-named burial grounds including Weathersby Cemetery and Dampeer Cemetery, offering a detailed view of the region's genealogical heritage.