1917 Map of Coulterville

About this map

Sparta and Coulterville serve as primary hubs within this landscape where agricultural traditions intersect with an expanding rail network during the mid-1940s. The map illustrates a dense grid of rural education, featuring dozens of local landmarks like Scotland School, Gravel Hill School, and McClinton School that once anchored these prairie communities. This 1944 revision reveals the critical role of transport in Southwestern Illinois, showing the Illinois Central Railroad and Mobile and Ohio Railroad cutting across the terrain to connect the settlements of Tilden, Marissa, and Steeleville. The survey provides an intricate view of the local drainage systems, tracing Doza Creek and Marys River through the Grande Cote Prairie, offering a clear picture of the land before modern development consolidated these small townships and school districts.