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2021 Map of Scottland

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Scottland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Illinois-Indiana state line bisects this agricultural landscape, where the rural townships of Edgar County, Illinois, meet Vermillion County, Indiana. Small rural clusters and crossing points like Scotland, Raven, and West Dana anchor the road network, while the land is defined by a dense distribution of family and community burial grounds. These sites, including Old Hopewell Cem, Adams Cem, and Newton Cem, speak to generations of settlement in this border region.

Drainage follows the natural contours of the Salt Fork and Brouilletts Creek systems, which wind through the township grids. These waterways, along with smaller tributaries like Bonwell Br and Lick Run, dictated the placement of early crossings and farmsteads. The map documents a landscape of section lines and gravel roads, such as Watertown Rd, that continue to serve the isolated hamlets and farmhouses of this quiet prairie corridor.