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1963 Map of Lee Mountain

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Lee Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The confluence of Big Piney Creek and Piney Creek anchors this mid-century survey of the Pope County highlands. The landscape is defined by its ridge-and-valley topography, where small settlements like Augsburg and Piney occupy the narrow corridors between Lee Mountain and Augsburg Mountain. The region’s cultural history is mapped through its numerous rural congregations, including the Pleasant Grove Ch and Cumberland Ch, which served as the social hubs for these isolated mountain communities.

Industry and transport in the area appear tied to the land, evidenced by several Gas Wells and a Gravel Pit near Three Knob Mountain. The mapping of family-named cemeteries such as Adams Cem and Pollard Cem provides specific data points for genealogists researching the ancestral holdings along the Illinois Bayou. The transition from the rugged northern peaks like Bald Knob to the southern reaches of Sulphur Mountain illustrates the early rural development patterns prior to the expansion of modern infrastructure.