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2012 Map of Sutter

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Sutter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The settlement of Sutter and the surrounding Hancock County countryside are defined by a dense network of burial sites and rural congregations. This area is notably rich in genealogical sites, including the Wythe Presbyterian Cem and Wythe Congregational Cem, which point to early Presbyterian and Congregationalist foundations in the region. Further south, the Salem Church Sutter Cem and Bethlehem Church of Christ Cem anchor the community, alongside several smaller family or local plots such as Walker Cem and Grant Cem.

The landscape is etched by a series of winding waterways, most notably Little Bear Cr and Bear Cr, which drain the agricultural lands toward the west. The road system, characterized by numbered routes like Co RD-1000 and Co RD-700, follows a strict grid that bisects the natural courses of Rocky Run and Crystal Glen Cr. This interplay between the geometric human survey and the meandering creeks illustrates the late-twentieth-century development of this rural Illinois township.