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1970 Map of Arlington

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Arlington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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The Mississippi River creates a dynamic western boundary for this 1970s landscape, where the floodplain is defined by an intricate network of backwaters including Forked Lake, Crooked Lake, and Goose Pond. High on the bluffs overlooking the river, Columbus-Belmont State Park and the settlement of Columbus mark a site of significant strategic importance. The topography shifts dramatically from the flat alluvial lands of Belmont Landing to the deeply dissected hills of the interior, where small communities like Berkley and Arlington are connected by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad line.

Genealogists will find several family-named landmarks and rural burial sites throughout the uplands, such as Dicus Cem and Taylor Cem. The interior drainage, characterized by Sandy Branch and Hurricane Creek, reveals a pattern of scattered homesteads and small country churches like Beech Grove Ch and Mississippi Ch, reflecting a traditional agricultural society organized around the local creek valleys and rail corridors.