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1985 Map of Woodbury

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Woodbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Illinois Central Gulf rail lines cut through the center of this Central Illinois landscape, connecting the small settlements of Woodbury, Jewett, and Montrose during the mid-1980s. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, including the winding paths of Muddy Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and Island Creek, which carve through the townships of Sumpter, Spring Point, and St Francis.

Genealogists will find interest in the documented town sites and rural Cem locations along the Cumberland Co Jasper Co and Effingham Co Jasper Co borders. The presence of Woodbury Lake and named drainages like Webster Branch and Otter Branch illustrates the hydrological character of this rural agricultural region at a time when traditional township divisions still heavily influenced the local geography and land management.