2015 Map of Wayne City

About this map

Wayne City stands as the central hub of this Southern Illinois landscape, where the local street grid intersects with the Skillet Fork river system. The geography is defined by a low-lying drainage network including Fish Slough and Miller Cr, which meander through the flatlands toward the Skillet Fork Lagoon. To the east, the elevation rises slightly at Fleming Ridge, overlooking the bottomlands. The map reveals a pattern of small rural settlements like Sims and Mayberry connected by an extensive grid of section line roads. Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the distribution of family-named landmarks and burial sites, such as Thomason Cem near the town center and the more isolated Baltimore Cem and Trotter Cem located near the southern border with Hamilton County.