1972 Map of Benoit

About this map

Caulk Island sits at the heart of this oxbow-rich landscape, defined by the winding course of the Mississippi river and its abandoned channels like Whittington Lake. The topography reveals the complex hydrology of the delta, where landforms like Caulk Point and Indian Point are carved by shifting currents. The settlement of Benoit serves as a local hub along the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, surrounded by a network of smaller communities like Hannah and Bolivar. For genealogists and local historians, the map is remarkably dense with landmarks, including numerous rural houses of worship such as Rising Sun Ch and Bold Pilgrim Ch, alongside family-named burial grounds like Burrus Cem and Speckter Cem. The presence of the Old Indian Treaty Boundary cutting across the northeast corner adds a layer of early political history to the mid-20th-century agricultural landscape.