2015 Map of Paris North

About this map

Paris serves as the southern anchor of this central Illinois landscape, where the northern limits of the city meet the rural agricultural plains of Edgar County. The terrain is defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of the S Fork Brouilletts Cr and Snake Cr, which carve through the level prairie. Outside the primary settlement, smaller communities like Horace, Wetzel, and Harris dot the grid of section roads. The map reveals a land long-settled by farming families, evidenced by numerous burial grounds including Franklin Cem, Scott Cem, and Sixteen Cem. Modern infrastructure is represented by the Edgar County Airport and the recreational area around Twin Lakes, while Wolf Mound stands as a notable topographic landmark in the otherwise steady elevation of the Illinois countryside.