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1918 Map of Campbell Hill

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Campbell Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Mississippi River bottomlands and the dissected uplands of Southern Illinois define this landscape, surveyed during the mid-1910s. The river's winding course is marked by significant features like Liberty Island and Crains Island, while the interior is dotted with a dense network of country schools, including Mound Ridge School and Swamp Hollow School. The rail-driven economies of Willisville, Percy, and Steeleville appear in their early 20th-century layout, connected by the Mobile and Ohio and Missouri Pacific lines.

A notable geological and topographical transition occurs near Fountain Bluff, where the floodplains of Bois Brule meet the sharper elevation changes of the Bradley and Kinkaid districts. The map preserves the names of small communities and family-named landmarks such as Leanderville and McLeans Pt, providing a detailed record of the region's rural social structure before the mid-century consolidation of school districts.