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1920 Map of Dongola

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Dongola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

State Hospital and the railroad hub of Anna anchor the northwestern portion of this Southern Illinois landscape, surveyed during the first decades of the twentieth century. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Cache River and its numerous tributaries, including Cypress Creek and Mill Creek, which shaped the placement of local settlements and farmsteads. The regional economy is clearly marked by the competing rail lines of the Illinois Central and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, which converge at junctions like Ullin and Joppa Junction.

Rural community life is represented by a dense distribution of country schools and churches, such as Meisenheimer School, Knupp School, and the Camp Ground Church. The presence of the Third Principal Meridian running north-south through the center of the sheet highlights the systematic land divisions of the era. From the small village of Dongola to the outlying White Hill, this survey documents a period of established agricultural and rail-based commerce before mid-century modernization changed the rural character of Union and Pulaski Counties.