Strasburg and Stewardson anchor this rural landscape in southeastern Shelby County, where the terrain is deeply etched by the W Br Little Wabash River and its numerous tributaries. The map documents a classic Midwestern agricultural pattern, with dispersed farmsteads connected by a dense grid of local routes like Clarksburg Rd and Centerline Rd. These roads often navigate around the winding paths of Brush Cr and Sexson Br, revealing how the drainage system influenced the placement of early settlements and travel corridors.
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1934 · Mattoon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Mattoon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Stewardson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Effingham
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Effingham
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Teutopolis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1980 · Middlesworth
USGS Topo · 1:24,000