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2011 Map of Scottland

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Scottland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Edgar County, Illinois, is defined by a dense network of country burial grounds and small unincorporated settlements along the Indiana border. Small hamlets like Scottland and Raven anchor a township layout where drainage is provided by the meandering Salt Fork and its tributaries, including Bonwell Branch and Lick Run. The map reveals a high concentration of sites for genealogical research, with numerous family and community plots such as Old Hopewell Cemetery, Wesley Chapel Cemetery, and McCauley Cemetery scattered throughout the rural sections.

Transportation is primarily via the straight-line grid of local roads, bisected by the diagonal path of route 36. The proximity to the state line is marked by West Dana, illustrating the close connection between Illinois and Indiana border communities. Along the southern reaches, the terrain descends toward Crabapple Creek, where more remote sites like Cameron Cemetery and Newton Cemetery sit among the partitioned fields.