2012 Map of Oblong South

About this map

The Embarras River and its winding tributaries define the rural character of Crawford County in this 2012 topographic survey. Small settlements like Pierceburg and Green Brier anchor a landscape divided by a geometric grid of county roads. The river’s natural course is marked by distinctive oxbow features such as Horseshoe Pond and the Dead River, illustrating the slow migration of the waterway over time. Genealogy and local history researchers will find several well-preserved rural burial grounds, including Sainte Valentine Cem, Miller Cem, Yager Cem, and Berlin Cem, which serve as quiet landmarks of the families who settled this agricultural region. The eastern portion of the map is particularly water-rich, where Dogwood Cr, Big Cr, and Little Cr converge toward the main river valley.