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1940 Map of Linton

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Linton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Linton serves as the focal point of this 1938 survey, revealing an intensive industrial landscape defined by numerous Strip Mine operations that pockmark the terrain. The region's economy is clearly anchored by a dense network of competing railroads, including the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific, Illinois Central, Pennsylvania, and the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville. These lines connect the main town with smaller outlying settlements like Midland Junction, Victoria, and Vicksburg.

Rural life persists alongside the excavations, evidenced by a steady distribution of country institutions such as Morris Chapel, Sassafras Sch, and Olive Branch Ch. The drainage patterns of Buck Creek and Latta Creek are diverted by the engineered channels of Beehunter Ditch and Goose Pond Ditch, reflecting the dual priorities of mineral extraction and agricultural drainage in Greene and Sullivan counties during the pre-war era.