2018 Map of Pearl City

About this map

Pearl City and Lena anchor this corner of Stephenson County, Illinois, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of Yellow Creek. This agricultural region is punctuated by a high density of rural burial sites and churches, often bearing the names of early immigrant congregations, such as the Samel Evangelical Cem and Salem Evangelical Cem near Eleroy. The map reveals a highly structured grid of section roads like W Dameier Rd and W Mound Rd, which traverse the rolling terrain between the Yellow Creek and Preston Creek watersheds. These roads provide access to numerous small cemeteries including Babbs Grove Cem and Grisby Cem, which serve as vital markers for local family histories and genealogists tracing the settlement patterns of northwestern Illinois.