1969 Map of Carterville

About this map

The wooded hills of Cass County are defined by a network of small creeks and scattered rural settlements as they appeared in the late 1960s. Central to the landscape is the Old Railroad Grade, which snakes through the western portion of the map past the settlement of Carterville. This corridor reflects the transition from timber and rail dominance to a more dispersed agricultural and community-focused layout. The area around the county seat at Linden shows early suburban growth and recreational development, highlighted by George Wesley Morse Lake and Linden Club Lake. Genealogists and local historians can pinpoint numerous rural landmarks, including Bethel-Cass Ch, Mill Creek Ch, and family-oriented burial grounds like Boon Cem and Hickory Grove Cem. The presence of a Strip Mine and various gravel pits near Warren Springs indicates the persistent small-scale extraction industries that shaped the local economy alongside the winding courses of Mill Creek and Roost Creek.