2015 Map of Rockport

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a dynamic border along the western edge of Rockport, Illinois, where the floodplain is defined by an intricate network of sloughs, ditches, and islands. This 2015 data illustrates a landscape heavily shaped by water management, featuring engineered structures like the Brewster Settling Basin and the Horton-Dutch Creek Settling Basin designed to control sediment flow from the bluffs. Significant family and community history is preserved in the numerous small burial grounds dotting the terrain, including Morey Cem, Wallace Farm Cem, and the Rockport Cem near the town center. The complex hydrology of the region is evident in named features like The Sny and Kiser Creek, which snake through the bottomlands alongside large river features such as North Fritz Island and South Fritz Island.