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1925 Map of Carlinville

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Carlinville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Carlinville serves as the focal point of this Macoupin County landscape during the mid-1920s, showing a dense network of industrial and agricultural infrastructure. The region is defined by its extensive rail corridors, including the Chicago and Alton and the Illinois Traction State Highway, which facilitated the movement of goods and people between towns like Girard and Virden.

Rural life is meticulously documented through the placement of numerous one-room schoolhouses and country churches, such as Dresser Mill School, Antioch Church, and Lynchburg School. The terrain is drained by meandering waterways like Otter Creek and Macoupin Creek, while landmarks like Coops Mound and Simpson Hill provide topographic relief. Small mining or rail-dependent settlements like South Standard and Schoper illustrate the distributed nature of early 20th-century Illinois industry before the consolidation of rural communities.