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1967 Map of Cache

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Cache
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a labyrinthine landscape of shifting channels and massive alluvial deposits along the Illinois-Missouri border. This survey details the complex hydrography of the Tywappity bend, where a network of large islands such as Dogtooth Island, Bumgard Island, and Buffalo Island dominates the river corridor. The presence of a significant Indian Mound near Lake Milligan points to an ancient human presence in this fertile floodplain, long before the establishment of modern settlements like Miller City and Cache.

Infrastructure in the late 1960s was defined by the Missouri Pacific railroad and an extensive system of protective levees designed to manage the unpredictable waters. To the north, the Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area and portions of the Shawnee National Forest preserve the cypress-swamp character of the region. Family history researchers will find value in the precise locations of the Schendler Cem, Bumgard Cem, and rural houses of worship like the Community Chapel.