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1936 Map of Nashville

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Nashville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Nashville serves as the hub of this Washington County landscape, where the Illinois Missouri Railroad and Illinois Central Railroad intersect in a classic Midwestern transit pattern. The northern reaches are defined by the winding Kaskaskia River and a cluster of water bodies including Big Flat Lake and Turkey Lake. This survey reveals an exceptionally dense network of early 20th-century rural education, with dozens of family-named institutions like Grottendick Sch, McKelvey Sch, and Hogshead Sch serving isolated farming communities.

Industrial and religious life is marked by landmarks such as the Covington Bridge and North Prairie Ch. The transition from the alluvial bottomlands near Crooked Creek to the southern elevations at Pilot Knob illustrates the varied topography of the region during the mid-1930s. Notable rural centers like New Minden, Hoyleton, and Addieville appear alongside legacy features like the Locust Creek Cem, providing a detailed view of the area's social and physical infrastructure.