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1961 Map of Eddyville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Eddyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Eddyville serves as the focal point for this 1961 field-checked survey of the southern Illinois interior, where the Shawnee National Forest covers much of the rolling landscape. The map reveals a dispersed rural pattern of development, characterized by numerous small churches and community cemeteries that speak to the area's genealogical depth. Features like Cedar Bluff Ch and New Liberty Ch are joined by family-named burial grounds such as McNally Cem and Gossage Cem.

The drainage of the region is intricately mapped through the winding courses of Lusk Creek and Bay Creek, which have carved distinctive terrain markers like Murray Bluff and the sharp lookout at Buzzard Roost. This era shows the persistence of remote infrastructure, including the Hancock Sch and several named hollows like Bill Hill Hollow, reflecting a landscape deeply tied to its topography and local landholders before more modern consolidation took place.