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1915 Map of Mount Olive

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Mount Olive
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1915
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1915

About this map

Litchfield sits at a dense railroad crossroads where the Chicago and St Louis RR and several other lines intersect, marking the industrial heart of this Central Illinois region. The map captures a landscape transitioning between coal-mining hubs and rural school districts, with many small rural schools like Lake Erie School and Ritchie School dotting the township sections. Further south, the Illinois Traction electric interurban line parallels the steam railroads, linking Mount Olive and Staunton with the state capital.

Waterways like Shoal Creek and its many branches, including Brush Branch and Middle Fork, carve through the eastern terrain near Hillsboro. Genealogists will find a wealth of named landmarks, from Hornsby to the high ground at Honey Point and Robbs Mound. This 1915 edition showcases the era's reliance on steel and steam, evident in the spiderweb of lines belonging to the Wabash and Central Illinois RR and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR.