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1916 Map of Kimmswick

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Kimmswick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Mississippi River corridor south of Jefferson Barracks serves as the focal point for this survey, where the river separates the high bluffs of Missouri from the expansive floodplains of Illinois. The landscape is defined by the strategic placement of river towns and railroad stops like Kimmswick, Sulphur Springs, and Herculaneum, all linked by the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern R. R. running parallel to the bank.

Away from the water, the terrain transitions into the complex ridges and hollows of the Rock Ridge and Sand Ridge areas, dotted with small rural schools such as Koch Valley School and Moss Hollow School. On the Illinois side, the town of Valmeyer sits at the base of the Bluff, overlooking Moredock Lake and the agricultural lands of Mordock. This survey illustrates the early 20th-century dependence on both the river and the rail, with numerous landings and crossings like Lucas Bar and Waters Point marking the active transit of the era.