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1930 Map of Nebo

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Nebo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Pleasant Hill and the surrounding river bottomlands of Pike Co are defined by an intricate network of sloughs and cutoffs that trace the ancient movements of the Mississippi River. This 1920s-era landscape, captured by surveyors F.W. Hughes and J.A. Duck, reveals a highly localized rural infrastructure of small schools like Franklin Sch and Stockland Sch serving isolated farming communities. The Alton Railroad provides a vital east-west link through the hills, while the Chicago and Alton Railroad skirts the riverbank near Quincy Junction.

Along the rugged bluffs to the east, landmarks like Wildcat Cem and Sny Ch offer valuable reference points for genealogists. The presence of numerous named water bodies, such as Towhead Lake and Upper Swan Lake, indicates a dynamic environment of seasonal flooding and drainage, typical of this stretch of the Illinois-Missouri border before modern river management fully reshaped the islands and backwaters.