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2012 Map of Red Bud

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Red Bud
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Red Bud and the surrounding agricultural landscape of Randolph County appear in this 2012 survey, defined by the winding course of the Kaskaskia River and its numerous tributaries. The map documents a rural environment where large-scale operations like the Sauer Dairy Farm and Koester Dairy Farm operate alongside localized aviation at the Voges Airstrip. Geologic and historical terrain is marked by Horse Prairie and the Copper Head RDG, illustrating the persistent prairie character of southwestern Illinois.

Local genealogy is anchored by several established burial grounds, including Saint John Cem, Brickey Cem, and Ralls Cem, which sit near the crossroads of an extensive rural road network. The eastern portion of the quadrangle is dominated by the industrial-scale Baldwin Power Plant Cooling Lake and the meandering channels of Richland Cr and Doza Cr. The small settlements of Ruma and Grigg serve as geographic anchors for the family-named roads and rural lanes that crisscross this river-valley landscape.