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1922 Map of Carbondale

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Carbondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The city of Carbondale serves as the regional anchor in this early 1920s survey, showing the urban grid alongside the Illinois Central railroad. The landscape south of town transitions into a dense network of rural schoolhouses and churches, such as Stone School and Covered Bridge School, illustrating the localized nature of early 20th-century Southern Illinois education. Waterways like Crab Orchard Creek and Grassy Creek wind through the hills, where family and community landmarks such as Tiptop Knob and the settlement of Makanda define the local geography.

Transportation is dominated by the rail line moving south toward Cobden, connecting smaller hubs like Boskydell to the larger market. Further east into the Grassy and Rich townships, the map reveals a high density of named country schools including Briarpatch School and Poplar Grove School, providing a precise record for genealogists tracking family homesteads in Union and Jackson Counties before mid-century infrastructure changes altered these rural communities.