Shoal Creek meanders through the eastern portion of this landscape, defining the rural character of the border between Madison and Bond counties. The village of Pocahontas serves as a central hub, where the Old National Trail Rd and N Frontage Ave intersect with the modern highway system. This area is notably dense with family and local history markers, featuring numerous small burial grounds such as Sugg Number 1 Cem, File Cem, and Robinson Cem. To the south, the village of Pierron sits near Potthast Lake and Locust Fork. The presence of Compton Airport and various named local routes like Cox Monument Ave provide specific landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing property lines and community development in this part of Illinois.
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1906 · Breese
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Breese
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1910 · Carlyle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Greenville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · New Douglas
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1939 · Greenville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Greenville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · New Douglas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Carlyle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Highland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000