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1975 Map of Du Quoin

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Du Quoin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Tamaroa South Oil Field dominates the northern landscape of this mid-1970s survey, illustrating the industrial character of rural Perry County. The city of Du Quoin serves as the central hub, where the Illinois Central Gulf railroad supports a complex of local institutions, including Browning Hospital and several neighborhood schools like McKinley Sch and Ward Sch. This era captures a mix of extraction and community infrastructure, with a Strip Mine and Mine Dump visible near Sunfield.

Water management and local history are etched into the terrain via Du Quoin Lake and its spillway, alongside numerous family and community burial grounds such as Haggard Cem and the IOOF Cemetery. The intersection of the Third Principal Meridian provides a surveyor's anchor for the surrounding agricultural and industrial tracts, while the presence of Goddard Siding and St Johns highlights smaller rail-linked settlements near the larger town center.