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1945 Map of Kinmundy

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Kinmundy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Pennsylvania and Illinois Central rail corridors anchor the rural development of Fayette and Marion Counties at the end of World War II. Large townships such as Wheatland, Wilberton, and Lone Grove are defined by a dense network of country schools, including Brush College Sch and Wolf Sch, indicating a peak era of decentralized local education before mid-century consolidation. The landscape is carved by the Kaskaskia River and tributaries like Hickory Creek, which dictate the placement of early settlements and family landmarks.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of religious and burial sites, from the German Reformed Ch near Confidence to the Cumberland Cem in the north. The transition between the prairie and the river breaks is visible in the placement of older sites like Old Loogootee Sch and the distinct elevation of Lowe Mound. Smaller whistle-stops and farming hubs like St Peter and St Paul appear here with their original mid-century footprints intact.