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1950 Map of Jackson South

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Jackson South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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Jackson sits at the northern edge of this Madison County survey, where the South Fork Forked Deer River splits the urban landscape from the rural southern townships. Higher education centers like Union University and Lambuth College anchor the city, while industrial and social life is marked by the Fairgrounds and the crossing of major rail lines, including the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. South of the city, the mill town of Bemis is documented in detail, showing its compact grid of worker housing and schools such as Young High School and West Bemis School.

Further south, the landscape transitions into agricultural plots and scattered settlements like Malesus and Hunters. Genealogists and local historians can trace the locations of rural congregations and burial grounds, including Lester Chapel, St Pauls Ch, and the Ebenezer Cem. A noteworthy landmark in the northeast is the Indian Mound, indicating a long history of human occupation along the banks of Jones Creek.