2021 Map of Pleasant Hill West

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Mississippi River bottomlands dominate this 2021 landscape, where the border between Illinois and Missouri is defined by the shifting course of the great river and its complex system of sloughs and ditches. The village of Pleasant Hill sits on the eastern edge of the flood plain, just below the bluffs where several family burial grounds, including Sapp Cem and Wells Cem, are located. The extensive drainage network is anchored by The Sny and the Sixmile Creek Diversion Ditch, which channel water through the fertile lowlands. Across the water in Missouri, the terrain rises sharply at Jaeger Knob near the small settlement of McIntosh. This modern survey details the intricate relationship between the river's numerous islands, such as Middleton Island and Cash Island, and the agricultural infrastructure of Pike and Calhoun counties.