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1940 Map of Bowling Green

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Bowling Green
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Bowling Green serves as a central hub on this 1937 survey, where the St Louis and Hannibal and Chicago and Alton railroads intersect. To the northeast, the city of Louisiana sits along the Mississippi River, connected to Illinois via the Champ Clark Bridge. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Salt River and its numerous tributaries, including Noix Creek and Buffalo Creek, which carve through the townships of Cuivre, Buffalo, and Calumet.

Educational and spiritual life is deeply mapped through a dense network of rural landmarks, such as Hickory Grove Sch, Noix Creek Ch, and the County Farm. The horticultural legacy of the region is evident at the Stark Nursery near the river bluffs. Small settlements like Cyrene, Ashley, and St Clement are shown before modern highway expansions altered their traditional footprints, providing a clear view of Pike County’s mid-century agricultural and rail-based economy.