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1998 Map of Plainview

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Plainview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Macoupin Creek meanders through the heart of this Macoupin County landscape, defining the transition between the townships of Polk, Brushy Mound, Hilyard, and Gillespie. In the northwest, Beaver Dam State Park surrounds Beaver Dam Lake, providing a preserved natural pocket amidst the surrounding agricultural grid. The settlement patterns are punctuated by rural anchors like Plainview and the Spanish Needle Community Center, reflecting the social and civic structure of these Central Illinois prairie communities in the late 20th century.

Family history is preserved in several small burial grounds such as Hilyard Cem, Wagoner Cem, and Combes Cem, which are scattered throughout the quadrangle. Man-made water features including Lake Catatoga and New Gillespie Lake highlight the area's development for recreation and water management, while smaller drainages like Hurricane Creek and Spanish Needle Creek continue to shape the local topography. This document reflects the land as it was documented in 1998, just before the turn of the millennium.