2021 Map of Vandalia Lake

About this map

The W Fork Cuivre River and its numerous tributaries, including Hickory Cr and Johns Br, carve a dense drainage network across this rural landscape on the border of Audrain and Montgomery counties. This 2021 survey details the persistence of local family and community heritage through several small burial grounds, such as New Providence Cem, Fike Cem, and Edwards Cem, which are situated among the agricultural fields and woodlots. The map illustrates a contemporary rural infrastructure defined by a grid of county roads, including Co RD 517 and State HWY Aa, connecting scattered farmsteads. Water management is a visible priority in the region, evidenced by significant local impoundments like Elmer Foree Lake and Fred Wenzel Lake, which punctuate the headwaters of the regional creek systems.