2015 Map of Perry West

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Benville and Morrelville sit along the winding valley of McKee Creek on this 2015 study of the Illinois landscape. The map details a deeply etched drainage system where Middle Fork McKee Cr and Bower Cr carve through the terrain of Brown and Pike counties. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with small family and community burial grounds, from the Seaborn Cem and Lutz Cem in the north to the clustered Wilson Cem and Perry-McCord Cem near the town of Perry. The road network follows the ridges and valleys, connecting landmarks like the Shinnebarger Bridge and Mountain Airport. This record of the mid-2010s shows a rural landscape where traditional small-town centers remain anchored by local institutions such as the Zion Lutheran Cem and Hebron Cem, reflecting generations of settlement in this part of the state.