2021 Map of Reevesville

About this map

Reevesville and the surrounding southern Illinois lowlands are defined by a complex network of managed waterways including the Bay Cr Ditch and Bear Cr Ditch. This 2021 survey shows how the landscape transition between the Shawnee National Forest and the agricultural flatlands is mediated by these drainage features and the winding course of Bay Creek. Small settlements like Renshaw, Big Bay, and Temple Hill are interconnected by a grid of rural routes such as Big Bay Rd and Illinois 145 Rd. For local historians and genealogists, the map is a primary record of area burial sites, from Mount Olive Cem near Stafford Bluff to the more isolated Canaan Cem. The terrain is punctuated by distinctive landforms like Cagle Bluff, which rise above the wetlands and sloughs of the Massac Cr watershed.