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1932 Map of Hannibal

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Hannibal
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Mississippi River dominates this preliminary survey, dividing the Illinois bottomlands from the Missouri riverfront. On the Illinois side, the landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways such as The Sny and Bird Slough, which weave through the agricultural flats of Pike County. This era of settlement is marked by numerous rural schoolhouses, including the Rouse Sch and Running Slough Sch, positioned to serve farming families living behind the river's levees.

Transport and transit centers like East Hannibal and Shepherd sit at critical junctions where the Wabash Ry and U S Hy No 36 bridge the river. To the south, the vanished town of Cincinnati appears near Saverton Island, providing a record of small riverfront communities that once dotted this stretch of the valley. The map also identifies local social landmarks such as the Cheniere Carte Club, reflecting the river's role in both industry and recreation during the early 1930s.