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1962 Map of Brownfield

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Brownfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Old Brownfield and its successor, Brownfield, anchor this southern Illinois landscape during the early 1960s, a region defined by the winding course of the Ohio River and the rugged interior of the Shawnee National Forest. The area exhibits a dense network of rural infrastructure, from family-named cemeteries like Hedge Cem and Baker Cem to remote country institutions such as Bethany Ch and Independence Sch. The Illinois Central railroad cuts through the terrain, serving small communities like Hodgeville and Homberg.

Along the riverbank at the boundary of Pope Co and Livingston Co, Ropers Landing marks a traditional point of river access near the Sisters islands. Inland, the terrain is deeply dissected by drainage systems like Bay Creek and Lusk Creek, where the Deputy Lookout Tower provides a high-ground vantage point over the forest. This survey reflects the persistence of late-19th-century settlement patterns even as modern conservation boundaries were established.