2012 Map of Obed

About this map

Agricultural homesteads and small prairie settlements define this area of Shelby County during the early 21st century. The central crossroads of Pleak and the nearby community of Obed serve as the primary landmarks in an landscape otherwise dominated by a rigid grid of rural routes like 1100 E Shelby Co and 2600 N Shelby Co. The distribution of burial grounds throughout the countryside—including Masonic Cem, Little Flock Cem, and Salem Cem—offers significant points of interest for genealogists tracing long-established families in the region. Waterways such as Flat Br and Wilborn Cr break the geometric road pattern, indicating the natural drainage routes that shaped the early siting of these rural Illinois outposts. Toward the southeast, the small cluster at Yantisville further illustrates the scattered, community-focused development of this farming district.