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1948 Map of Jonesboro

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Jonesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Jonesboro and neighboring Anna serve as the primary hubs in this late 1940s landscape, positioned at the convergence of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central railroads. The topography transitions from the managed timberlands of the Union County State Forest and Shawnee National Forest to the productive bottomlands of the Clear Creek Ditch system.

Genealogical interest is found in a dense network of rural infrastructure, including many one-room schoolhouses like Tripp Sch and McClure Sch, alongside historic congregations at Kornthal Ch and Lockard Chapel. Significant local elevations such as Hamburg Hill and Atwood Ridge define the rugged interior, while the presence of the State Nursery and the Atwood Lookout Tower highlights the mid-century focus on forest management and conservation in this corner of southern Illinois.