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1985 Map of Loogootee

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Loogootee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Loogootee and St James serve as the primary anchors for this rural landscape in south-central Illinois, where the border between Wheatland and West townships meets the Effingham and Fayette county line. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of drainage, primarily the southward-flowing Little Hickory Creek, Fulfer Creek, and Dismal Creek. These watercourses carve through the rolling farmland, creating a pattern of wooded riparian corridors that contrast with the open, surveyed grids of the surrounding fields.

Energy infrastructure is a prominent modern feature of this mid-1980s landscape, highlighted by multiple Pipelines traversing the townships, supported by a Valve Sta. To the south, in Lone Grove and La Clede townships, the Lone Grove Branch flows toward the eastern map boundary. For genealogists and local historians, the map's focus on small rural centers and the specific drainage basins provides a clear view of the area's geography before significant late-20th-century development.