2015 Map of Summerville

About this map

Macoupin Creek meanders through this portion of Macoupin County, carving a textured drainage pattern into the central Illinois prairie. The settlement of Shipman anchors the southern edge of the sheet, while the smaller hamlets of Summerville and Challacombe sit along the western corridors. The landscape is primarily defined by its agricultural grid, intersected by family-named routes like Kallal Ln and Sarginson Ln. Local history is preserved in small rural burial grounds such as Gelder Cem in the north and Armour Cem further south. Water resources beyond the main creek include Bullard Lake and Mowens Lake, which serve as landmarks in an area otherwise dominated by the seasonal flow of tributaries like Coop Br. This survey documents the transition between the rolling timberland of the creek bottoms and the level upland farms that characterize the region's geography.