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1934 Map of Geneseo

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Geneseo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

The agrarian heart of Henry County is meticulously detailed here, centered on the hub of Geneseo and the county seat at Cambridge. This landscape is defined by its sophisticated drainage and transport networks, including the Mississippi Canal and its associated infrastructure like Lock No 25 and Lock No 24. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad bisects the northern townships, following the natural corridor created by the Green River.

A dense network of country schools and rural churches serves the surrounding townships of Munson, Cornwall, and Burns. Genealogists will find interest in the numerous one-room schoolhouses, such as Hard Scrabble Sch, Duff Sch, and Wildermuth Sch, which were the social anchors of these farming communities. The southern reaches are drained by the Edwards River, where the small settlement of Ulah sits at a rural crossroads, illustrating the high density of local landmarks before the consolidation of rural districts.