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2018 Map of Plainview

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Plainview and Macoupin anchor this southern Macoupin County landscape, where the prairie begins to break into the wooded drainages of Macoupin Creek. The area is defined by a series of north-south flowing waterways, including Hurricane Cr and Spanish Needle Cr, which have shaped the local topography and dictated the placement of early rural roads like Stagecoach Rd and Meredith Rd. Several significant water bodies dot the township, notably Beaver Dam Lake and Lake Catatoga, illustrating the region's managed water resources and local recreation areas.

Family history is preserved in several small burial grounds scattered across the terrain, including Hillyard Cem near the southern boundary and Emerick Cem to the north. These sites, along with small clusters like Brayford, offer a detailed look at the settlement patterns of this central Illinois farming community. The map also traces the transition of local infrastructure, from the Plainview Blacktop to the rural tracks of Robinson Ln, following the natural contours between the agricultural uplands and the creek valleys.