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1962 Map of Glendale

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Glendale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The hills of Shawnee National Forest define the landscape of Pope and Johnson Counties in the early 1960s. The community of Glendale serves as a central point, situated near the Dixon Springs Experiment Station and the recreational waters of Lake Glendale. The presence of the Illinois Central railroad and an Old Railroad Grade near Grantsburg illustrates the shifting transportation patterns of southern Illinois, where rail lines once cut through the timbered ridges.

Genealogical interest is high across this terrain, with numerous family-named burial sites such as Harper Cem, Ragsdale Cem, and McShanahan Cem located in the rural stretches between Simpson and Pleasant Valley. From the Trigg Lookout Tower on Johnson Ridge to the protected grounds of Dixon Springs State Park, the map captures a moment when small-town settlements and agricultural research facilities coexisted within the forest's rugged borders.