2015 Map of Paducah NE

About this map

Brookport and its surrounding countryside in Massac County are defined by a network of rural roads and family-named landmarks just north of the Ohio River. The landscape transitions from the developed edge of the river town into the protected boundaries of the Shawnee National Forest, where the terrain is carved by numerous small waterways like Barren Cr and Sevemile Cr. A high density of cemeteries, including the Brookport Cem, Pell Cem, and McCormick Cem, suggests a long history of local settlement and family homesteads across the plain. Notable natural and topographic features such as Buzzard Roost, Sycamore Plain, and Mill Spring dot the area, connected by long-established thoroughfares like Powers Church Rd and Azotus Rd. This survey provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure and land use in southern Illinois during the mid-2010s.