2012 Map of New Windsor

About this map

New Windsor and Alpha serve as the primary hubs in this section of western Illinois, connected by a network of rural roads that follow the township grid. The landscape is defined by the branching tributaries of Pope Cr and N Pope Cr, which carve through the agricultural landscape. Genealogists can identify several local burial sites, including New Windsor Cem, Calvary Cem, Alpha Cem, and Oxford Cem, which anchor the surrounding farmsteads. The settlement of Griffin sits in the northwest corner, while the Po in New Windsor marks the center of local commerce. Transportation history is visible in the alignment of Knoxville Trl and the descriptive Old Schoolhouse Ln, reflecting the early organization of rural schools and travel routes between these prairie communities.