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2024 Map of Saint Joseph

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Saint Joseph
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Salt Fork river winds through the heart of this East Central Illinois landscape, anchoring a network of small settlements and rural crossroads. The town of St. Joseph sits at a major junction in the north, while Sidney occupies the southern reaches of the river valley. The surrounding agricultural land is dotted with markers of early pioneer history, specifically an unusually high density of family and community burial grounds such as Old Bliss Cem and Mount Hope Cem.

Smaller hamlets like Mayview, Fulls, and Glover trace the path of historical transportation corridors, while the inclusion of Busboom Airport and Routh Airport highlights the continued utility of the flat prairie terrain for local aviation. The drainage patterns of Rush Branch and Veazel Branch illustrate the subtle topography that dictated early settlement placement away from the floodplains of the primary waterway.