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1966 Map of Carbondale

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Carbondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Southern Illinois University and its Campus Lake dominate the southern edge of the city during this mid-1960s survey. The urban core of Carbondale is dense with civic and educational infrastructure, including Lincoln Jr High Sch, Thomas Sch, and the Holden Hospital. Transportation is anchored by the Illinois Central Railroad, which runs parallel to Illinois 51, while new highway construction is visible to the east near the Jackson Co and Williamson Co line.

Rural life outside the city limits is defined by a network of country churches and small schools such as Drury Ch and Pleasant Hill Sch. The landscape shifts dramatically toward the east and south, where the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge and Shawnee National Forest encompass large water bodies like Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake. Settlement at Boskydell and the Crab Orchard Estates reflects the growing residential footprint adjacent to these protected recreation areas.