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1969 Map of Boulder

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Boulder
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Carlyle Reservoir dominates the western edge of this 1969 landscape, where the inundated shoreline meets the older riverine systems of the Kaskaskia River. The town of Boulder serves as a central point for the local rail and road network, positioned along the Burlington Northern line. This survey captures a moment of industrial activity across the East Fork, marked by the Patoka Field and the Boulder East Oil Field, alongside the essential infrastructure of various pipelines.

For genealogists and local historians, the sheet is particularly detailed in its identification of early rural community centers. A significant number of family and church-affiliated burial grounds are scattered across the terrain, including Old Carter Cem, New Carter Cem, Pritchett Cem, and Ebenezer Cem. Further inland, the Diamond Springs Ch and Prairie View Sch illustrate the dispersed nature of settlement in Clinton and Fayette counties during the mid-20th century.