2021 Map of West Point

About this map

The villages of Basco and West Point anchor this Hancock County landscape, where the agricultural grid of the Illinois prairie is deeply etched by the winding drainage of the Bear Cr watershed. In the early 2020s, this area remains defined by its rural heritage and a remarkably high density of small family and community burial grounds that track generations of local history. From the Immanuel Lutheran Cem in the northeast to the Cook Cem in the west, these sites are tucked into the breaks of the terrain where headwaters like Slater Cr and W Fork Bear Cr begin their descent. The road network, including Co RD 11 and W Main St, connects these dispersed settlements across a landscape where industrial-scale farming meets the intricate timbered draws of Little Bear Cr and Panther Cr.