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1964 Map of New Haven

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of New Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Little Wabash River defines the eastern landscape of this Southern Illinois region, its dramatic meanders and oxbows carving through the bottomlands near New Haven. In the mid-1960s, this area was a patchwork of agricultural activity and active petroleum extraction, evidenced by numerous Oil Wells and a dedicated Oil Field southeast of the river. The map details a community bound by its rural institutions, showing several country houses of worship such as Plainview Ch and Perry Ch.

Family history researchers will find a high concentration of burial grounds, including the Garrison Cem, Moore Cem, and Union Ridge Ch Cem. These sites, along with small settlements like Herald and Cottonwood, provide a clear picture of the historical settlement patterns across Heralds Prairie. To the south, the winding course of the Cane creek and the wetland environment of Goose Pond Swamp illustrate the complex drainage that influenced local road placement and land use.