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1890 Map of Louisiana

Name: 1890 Topographic Map of Louisiana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

The Mississippi River creates the defining boundary for this late nineteenth-century portrait of Pike and Lincoln counties, where riverfront commerce and developing rail lines shaped the local economy. In the northeast corner, Louisiana serves as a major hub where the St. Louis Keokuk and Northwestern Railroad meets the water, while further inland, Bowling Green stands as a central junction for the Chicago and Alton Railroad and the St. Louis and Hannibal Railroad.

Detailed drainage patterns of the Cuivre River and its many branches, such as Lead Creek and Sandy Fork, reveal a landscape of creek-fed valleys and upland farms. Small post offices and rural settlements like New Hartford, Millwood, and Silex are shown before the automotive era fully transformed these communities. This survey, based on 1887 topography, documents the precise placement of rail stops such as McCunes Station and the established town sites of Vandalia and Curryville.