Vergennes and the southern edge of Perry County are centered in this landscape, where the confluence of Beaucoup Creek and various tributaries like Walkers Cr and Youngs Cr shape the terrain. The area is a mosaic of rural farmsteads and specialized infrastructure, notably the Pinckneyville-Du Quoin Airport and a gas plant off Gas Plant Rd. For family historians, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites, including the Russian Orthodox Cem near Dowell Rd and smaller family-named plots such as House Cem, McElvain Cem, and Tuthill Cem. To the south, the settlement of Hallidayboro sits near the Jackson County line, while smaller locales like Grubbs and Matthews Junction reflect the historic rail and road intersections that once anchored this agricultural community.
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1910 · Herrin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1910 · Murphysboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Pinckneyville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Pinckneyville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Duquoin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Herrin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Murphysboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000