1981 Map of Newmansville

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The Sangamon River meanders across this central Illinois landscape, forming the natural border between Mason County and Cass County. This transition from the river bottomlands to the elevated bluffs is marked by a complex network of wetlands and seasonal water bodies, including Anderson Slough, Long Slough, and Fish Lake. The area's settlement history is preserved in small communities like Newmansville and White City, and a high concentration of rural burial grounds. Genealogists will find several family and community landmarks such as Whitty Cem, Harbison Cem, and the Little Shepherd Cem. To the south, the terrain rises into the distinctive Shick Shack Hill before leveling out toward the Panther Creek drainage, illustrating the agricultural and topographical divide typical of this river valley region.