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2018 Map of Cairo

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Cairo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The confluence of the Mississippi River and the Ohio River defines this landscape at the southernmost tip of Illinois, where the state borders both Missouri and Kentucky. This area is characterized by a dense network of river-bottom features including Barlow Bottoms, Hess Bayou, and Stevenson Bayou. The settlement pattern follows the high ground and levees, stretching from the urban grid of Cairo northward through Future City, Urbandale, and Mound City.

Industry and transport are central to the region's character, with the BNSF Railway and Cairo Regional Airport serving the tri-state area. Further north, the sister communities of Mounds and North Mounds sit near Spencer Heights Memorial Cem and Saint Marys Cem. The map provides a clear view of the complex hydrology near the rivers, showing numerous sloughs and lakes such as Grassy Lake, Minor Lake, and Cypress Slough that dominate the low-lying terrain of the Ohio River's eastern bank.