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1947 Map of Kinmundy

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Kinmundy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Kinmundy and Farina anchor this 1940s landscape at the crossroads of three major railroads. The Illinois Central and Chicago And Eastern Illinois lines cut through the south, while the Pennsylvania railroad services Brownstown in the north. This survey reveals a dense network of rural one-room schoolhouses and small-town congregations that defined the social structure of Marion, Fayette, and Effingham counties before mid-century consolidation.

Genealogists can trace family footprints across numerous named sites like Brush College Sch, Arm Prairie Ch, and the Besing Cem. The topography is dominated by the drainages of Hickory Creek and the North Fork, which create varied relief around Stone Hill. The map also captures several smaller communities, including St Peter, St Paul, and St James, alongside more obscure locations like the Old Loogootee Sch.