2021 Map of Red Bud

About this map

The Red Bud community serves as the primary hub in this southwestern Illinois region, where the street grid transitions into a vast agricultural landscape. The township's character is defined by its deep-rooted cemeteries, including the Saint Johns Lutheran Cem near the town center and the outlying Brickey Cem, Rails Cem, and Saint John Cem further south. The topography is shaped by the wide corridor of the Kaskaskia River along the eastern edge, with local drainages like Richland Creek and Horse Creek carving through the fertile Horse Prairie. Small settlements like Grigg and Ruma dot the landscape, connected by a network of rural roads such as Brickey Rd and Griggs Rd. This detailed record documents the precise spatial relationship between the river bottomlands, the elevated terrain of Rock Hill, and the enduring farmsteads that have sustained these communities for generations.