Wenkel & Stumpf properties in Columbia and New Hanover Townships
Monroe County, Illinois, 1875 Plat Map
Map adapted from “An Illustrated Historical Atlas Map, Monroe County, Ills”
published by W. R. Brink & Co., 1875;
(republished by the Monroe County Historical Society, 1992; available for purchase from the Monroe County Genealogical Society)
Area Covered:
- Township 1 South Range 10 and 11 West
- Township 2 South Range 10 West
Legend:
- Blue = Stumpf Property (the original Stumpf property, puchased in the 1830s by John and George, is south of Columbia in Section 28)
- Yellow = Wenkel Property (the large Wenkel property in T1S R11W Section 24 was originally purchased by Joseph Baird in 1817)
Related Information:
- The land near the Mississippi is known as the "American Bottom". Learn More.
- 1875 Map of Monroe County without property lines.
- Present-day map of this area from Google Maps. (the "American Bottom" is clear in the satellite view)
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