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2021 Map of Spring Garden

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Spring Garden is the primary focus of this detailed terrain study, situated just north of the Jefferson Co and Franklin Co line. The landscape is characterized by a high density of rural burial grounds, such as Fitzgerrell Cem, Carroll Cem, and Knowles Cem, which provide significant value for genealogical research in this portion of Southern Illinois. The township is drained by several waterways, including Gun Cr and Atchison Cr, which define the drainage patterns of the local farmland.

The distribution of small family and community cemeteries like Smith Farm Cem and Richardson Farm Cem indicates a long-standing pattern of dispersed agricultural settlement. Roads such as E Bonnie Rd and Co Hwy 5 connect these rural points, while the settlement of Portugal appears further south along Co Rd 100 N. The presence of Sugar Camp Cr near the southern boundary further illustrates the importance of these small tributaries to the local geography.