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2018 Map of Roodhouse East

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Roodhouse East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Roodhouse and the small community of Wrights anchor this 2018 survey of Greene County, Illinois. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Apple Cr and its many tributaries, including Wolf Run, Negro Lick, and Bear Cr, which carve through the agricultural fields and wooded drainage basins. This modern topographic record captures a network of rural county roads that connect these farmsteads, including Co Rd 51 and Co Rd 9, while the eastern portion of the city of Roodhouse shows a clear residential grid with streets like E North St and S Roodhouse Ave.

Genealogists will find this particular sheet high in value due to the density of small family and community burial grounds scattered across the townships. From Tunnison Cem in the northwest to Union Prather Cem in the east, these sites offer specific geographic anchors for tracing local family history. The presence of Roodhouse Lake and several wetland zones along the creek beds provides a detailed look at the local hydrology and land management in the 21st century.