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1950 Map of Edwardsville

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Edwardsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Edwardsville serves as a dense municipal and industrial hub at the mid-century, defined by a complex intersection of rail lines including the New York Chicago and St Louis, Illinois Terminal, and Wabash systems. The map illustrates the town's expansion toward the planned industrial village of Le Claire and the waters of Dunlap Lake. Significant civic infrastructure is documented, including the Court House, County Sanitarium, and several schools like the High School and Goshen Sch.

Beyond the urban center, the landscape of Fort Russell and Pin Oak townships reveals a transition to resource extraction and rural education. The Black Diamond Coal Mine and Glen Carbon indicate the region's mining heritage, while numerous small cemeteries such as Quercus Grove Cem and Sunset Hills Cem provide vital markers for genealogical research. The drainage patterns of Cahokia Creek and its branches carve through the terrain, influencing the placement of early settlements like Bluff Junction and Graney.