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2021 Map of Olmsted

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Olmsted
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this landscape along the Illinois and Kentucky border, where the river's broad floodplain gives way to a network of sloughs and backwater lakes. In the eastern wetlands of Oscar Bottoms, numerous named water bodies like Goose Pond, Turkey Lake, and Mitchell Lake reflect the complex hydrology of the river's edge. This area is characterized by low-lying bottomlands, including Barlow Bottoms and the larger Grand Chain terrain feature, which historically presented significant challenges and opportunities for navigation and agriculture along this stretch of the Ohio.

Upland from the river, the settlements of Olmsted, Levings, and New Grand Chain are connected by a grid of rural roads and family-named lanes such as Bierbaum Ln and Schierbaum Ln. For those researching local history, the map identifies several burial sites, including Bethlehem Cem, Concord Cem, and Wilson Cem. The presence of America in the southwest corner and Oscar to the east highlights the small, dispersed communities that have long defined this riverine region of Pulaski County.