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2021 Map of Perry East

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Perry East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The village of Perry and the community of Chambersburg anchor this landscape along the border of Brown and Pike Counties. The terrain is deeply defined by the winding course of McKee Creek and its complex network of tributaries, including the Middle Fork McKee Creek and South Fork McKee Creek. Numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Newenham Cem, Calhoun Cem, and Dorsey Cem, are scattered across the uplands, providing essential spatial data for genealogical research in this rural Illinois river valley.

Water management is prominent in the northern section, evidenced by a series of engineered features including the Hambaugh-Martin Number 1 Reservoir and several related basins. This rural infrastructure, combined with landmarks like the Ritter Bridge and Varder Bridge, illustrates the historical and contemporary efforts to navigate and utilize the local drainage systems that feed into the larger Illinois River watershed.