2015 Map of Wheeler

About this map

The border of Effingham Co and Jasper Co divides this landscape, where the village of Wheeler serves as a central hub for the surrounding agricultural prairie. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses that drain the flat uplands, most notably Big Muddy Cr and its various tributaries including Slate Cr, State Cr, and Turkey Cr. In the western portion of the map, the community of Dieterich is situated near the Immaculate Conception Cem, reflecting the early settlement patterns of religious and civic centers in rural Illinois. Smaller named locales such as Island Grove, Gila, and Lis are connected by a precise grid of county roads, with established landmarks like Brewer Cem and Fairfield Cem offering valuable points of reference for genealogists and local historians studying the families who established these townships.