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1921 Map of Golconda

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Golconda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this 1921 survey, serving as the critical boundary between Illinois and Kentucky. This stretch of the river is a portrait of early 20th-century commerce and transit, featuring the town of Golconda and the active river crossing at Berrys Ferry. The Illinois side is heavily marked by small rural institutions, including a remarkable density of schoolhouses such as Rock Quarry School and Bethesda School, alongside landmarks like Cammens Store.

Upriver, the mining and river towns of Rosiclare and Elizabethtown sit across from the agricultural landscape of Kentucky's Livingston and Crittenden counties. The map captures the complex drainage of the river valley, from the Big Cypress Swamp near Hurricane Island to the winding course of Lusk Creek. These details provide an invaluable record for those researching the vanished rural school districts and family homesteads that once peppered the river bluffs.