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2024 Map of Virden South

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Virden South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Girard and Nilwood anchor the central portion of this Macoupin County landscape, where the flat upland prairies of central Illinois are deeply incised by the drainage systems of East Fork Otter Creek and Hurricane Creek. The rectilinear grid of rural roads, including Old RTE 4 and Thomasville RD, reflects the systematic agricultural development of the region. Local heritage is preserved in numerous burial grounds scattered throughout the township lines, such as Union Chapel Cem, Pleasant Hill Cem, and Blackhawk Cem.

Industrial history is hinted at by the presence of Crown Two Mine Rd near the northern border, pointing to the region's coal mining past. The terrain transitions from the concentrated residential blocks of Virden in the north to the small settlement at Greenridge, following the established transportation corridors that have long defined these communities. Water features like Whites Pond and Shearles Branch provide the primary breaks in the vast cultivated acreage that dominates the quadrangle.