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1959 Map of Herod

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Herod
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Shawnee National Forest encompasses much of this terrain in southeastern Illinois, where the landscape is defined by the sharp ridges of Williams Hill and Wamble Mountain. Small community life in the late 1950s centered on scattered rural institutions such as Bethesda Ch, Honeycomb Ch, and Crossroads Sch. The map reveals a deeply etched drainage system where Grand Pierre Creek and Gibbons Creek wind through numerous hollows, supporting a legacy of small-scale extraction and family homesteading.

Genealogists can find numerous family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including Fulkerson Cem and Stuby Cem. Industrial traces are evident in the southeastern portion of the quadrangle near the Empire Mine and Red Mine, indicating the region's mining history. Remote locations like One Horse Gap and the Lookout Tower on Williams Hill suggest the era's focus on forest management and the navigational challenges of the southern Illinois hill country before modern development.