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1916 Map of Golconda

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Golconda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this 1914 survey, serving as the defining border between Illinois and Kentucky. The riverside settlements of Golconda, Elizabethtown, and Rosiclare act as primary hubs of activity, anchored by the river's commerce. The interior landscape is heavily dotted with rural social centers, including numerous educational sites like Grandview, Union, and the Rock Quarry School.

A notable concentration of family-named landmarks and small communities like Eichorn and Gowansville indicates a well-established agrarian population at the time of the survey. Significant natural features such as War Bluff and the Melcher Hills break the terrain, while the inclusion of Miller Cem and St Josephs School provides specific points of interest for genealogists tracing early twentieth-century residents in Pope and Hardin Counties.