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1998 Map of Shumway

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Shumway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Shumway anchors the eastern edge of this Effingham County landscape, situated where the open plains of Banner and Prairie townships meet a network of descending creek valleys. The settlement pattern is defined by a grid of rural roads and scattered farmsteads, concentrated around small hubs like Holland in the northwest. To the southeast, the terrain shifts significantly as it reaches the northern fingers of Lake Sara, where the presence of a Boat Ramp and a Golf Course indicates the area's transition toward recreation and residential development.

Water plays a critical role in the topography here, with Wolf Creek and Moccasin Creek carving distinct paths across the townships. These drainage patterns influenced the original township boundaries, including Liberty and Moccasin, which are clearly delineated. Genealogists and local historians can trace the exact locations of several rural Cem sites preserved among the agricultural tracts, marking the early settlement history of this central Illinois region.