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1941 Map of Carbondale

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Carbondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Carbondale serves as the focal point of this 1941 revision, situated where the Illinois Central railroad intersects with Illinois 13. The landscape is defined by a massive expansion of managed waterways and protected lands, most notably the sprawling Crab Orchard Lake and the adjacent National Wildlife Refuge. To the south, the terrain becomes more complex near Giant City State Park, a region marked by the newer reservoirs of Little Grassy Lake and Devils Kitchen Lake.

Rural life in southern Illinois is documented through an extensive network of one-room schoolhouses and country churches, such as Covered Bridge School and New Hope Church. These landmarks, along with smaller settlements like Boskydell and Makanda, reveal the historical social fabric of Jackson and Williamson counties before mid-century consolidation changed the local school system and township structures.