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2012 Map of Kampsville

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Kampsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Illinois River serves as the central artery for this region of Calhoun and Greene Counties, defining a landscape of low-lying river bottoms and sharp bluffs. In Kampsville, the terrain transitions abruptly from the riverbank at Kampsville Landing to the shaded relief of Kampsville Hollow. To the east, the village of Eldred sits at the base of the bluffs, where several hollows including Eldred Hollow and Bushnell Hollow cut into the higher ground.

Large agricultural holdings like Fairbanks Ranch and Cooke Ranch dominate the floodplain between the main river and tributaries like Apple Cr. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with family and community burial sites, from Saint Anselm Cem and Rollins Cem in the north to Mulberry Cem in the south. The mapping of multiple river landings, including Webbs Landing and Crater Landing, alongside aviation sites like the Herschberger Landing Strip, reflects a long history of transport and logistics along this critical waterway.