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1925 Map of Brighton

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Brighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Brighton and Shipman serve as primary hubs in this agricultural and transit landscape spanning the Jersey and Macoupin County border. The map illustrates a dense network of country schools that once anchored these rural communities, including Brush College School, Locust Grove School, and Diamond Hill School. These small school districts, often spaced just a few miles apart, reflect the decentralized education system of the early twentieth century before modern consolidation.

Rail transport defines the region's economy, with three major lines—the Chicago and Alton, Chicago Burlington and Quincy, and Chicago Peoria and St Louis—intersecting at junctions like Medora. Along the winding Macoupin Creek, the terrain transitions from flat prairie farmland to more complex drainage patterns, where small water bodies like Round Lake and Foster Lake sit near the northern boundary line.