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1925 Map of Harrisburg

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Harrisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railroad corridor anchors the northern Saline County landscape, connecting the industrial operations of Wasson Mine No 2 to the regional hubs of Harrisburg and Carrier Mills. This era of Southern Illinois history is defined by its rural density, evidenced by dozens of one-room schoolhouses like Luke View School and Pierson School that served farmstead families before consolidation.

Southward, the terrain shifts toward the drainage of the South Fork Saline River, where the Saline Co Pope Co boundary line marks a transition into more dissected hills. Local landmarks such as Burden Falls and Watkins Ford illustrate how the community interacted with the waterway before modern bridge infrastructure. From the older settlement patterns at Stonefort to the family-named landmarks like Murray Bluff, the map documents a transition from a rail-and-mine economy to the upland woods and hollows of the Ozark foothills.