2015 Map of Plainview

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The settlement of Plainview anchors the southwestern portion of this Macoupin County landscape, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of drainages feeding into Macoupin Creek. Small hamlets and named locales like Macoupin are situated among a collection of rural cemeteries that offer significant value for genealogical research, including Emerick Cem, Hacke Cem, and Brayford Cem. The geography is further shaped by local water bodies such as Lake Catatoga and Suhling Pond, alongside numerous named branches like Spanish Needle Cr and Hurricane Cr. The distribution of family-named burial sites such as Waggoner Cem and Combes Cem suggests a long history of generational land ownership across the township lines. Roadways like Shipman Rd and Dorchester Rd provide the primary transit corridors through this agricultural region, connecting isolated farmsteads to the larger water features like New Gillespie Lake.