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1926 Map of Duquoin

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Duquoin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

About this map

Southern Illinois coal country is centered here in the mid-1920s, dominated by the industrial hubs of Duquoin, Sesser, and Tamaroa. The landscape is a grid of agrarian life interrupted by heavy industry, specifically the mining operations that defined the regional economy. Notable extractive sites like the Big Ben Mine and Paradise Mine are documented alongside a dense network of local landmarks that provided the social fabric for mining families. Rural schoolhouses such as Hickory Knoll School and Four Corners School are scattered across the townships, indicating the high density of small communities during this era.

Transportation is anchored by the Illinois Central and the Wabash Chester and Western Railroad, which carried coal and passengers through the flat terrain between the Little Muddy River and Big Muddy River. Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed placement of country churches like Horsepasture Church and Old Baptist Church, as well as established burial grounds such as Bear Point Cemetery and Mitchell Cemetery.