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1983 Map of Obed

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Obed
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The boundary between Macon and Shelby County anchors this central Illinois survey, which details a rural landscape structured by the slow curves of the Flat Branch and Lake Fork. The small settlement of Obed sits near the eastern edge of the quadrangle, while Yantisville occupies the southeastern corner. This area is characterized by a dense distribution of community landmarks, particularly country churches and family burial grounds that reflect generations of local settlement.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous named cemeteries such as Masonic, Salem, and Tolley, along with established congregations like Little Flock Ch and Locust Grove Ch. The northern terrain, including portions of Moweaqua and Penn townships, transitions from agricultural tablelands into the wooded drainage of Wilborn Creek, illustrating the intersection of prairie farming and the natural creek-fed timberlines of the late twentieth century.