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1998 Map of Cahokia

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Cahokia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The Mississippi River serves as the focal point for this late-century look at the industrial and urban corridor connecting Missouri and Illinois. On the western bank, the urban grid of St Louis is marked by community landmarks such as Tower Grove Park and the Good Shepherd Convent, while the eastern side reveals a landscape defined by drainage and heavy industry. The area around Cahokia and Sauget is dense with infrastructure, including numerous gas tanks and the Parks College Airport.

Southward, the terrain transitions into a complex network of waterways like Prairie du Pont Creek and the Goose Lake Ditch, which manage the low-lying bottomlands. Small settlements and industrial nodes such as Dupo, Stolle, and Vulcan are interspersed with active extraction sites like the Quarry near Falling Spring. Local family and religious history is preserved through sites like Bohnemeier Cem and St Joseph Cem, documenting the long-standing communities established along these floodplains.