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2018 Map of Payson

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Payson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Payson and Plainville anchor this part of southern Adams County, where the landscape is defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of Pigeon Cr and McCraney Cr. The map reveals a high density of rural burial grounds, highlighting the deep genealogical roots of the area through family-named sites like the Rice Family Cem, Nichols Family Cem, and Lock Family Cem. The boundary between Adams County and Pike County forms the southern edge of the survey, where Spider Br and McCraney Cr flow south toward the county line.

Transportation and infrastructure are concentrated around the village centers, with Krutmeier Airport situated just east of Payson. The rural road network, including Co RD 400 N and N 550th Ave, connects the scattered farmsteads and historic churchyards such as Shiloh Cem and Newton Cem. The terrain shows a transition from the upland plateaus where Adams is situated down toward the creek valleys, reflecting a long-standing agricultural settlement pattern common to this Illinois region.