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1968 Map of Orchardville

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Orchardville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The lowlands of Skillet Fork define the western edge of this Wayne County landscape, where the river's winding course cuts through the border of Marion Co Wayne Co. To the north, industrial activity is evident in the Iuka Oil Field, while the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor provides a key transit link through the township of Xenia. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community organized around crossroads churches and family burial grounds, including the Burroughs Cem and Harmon Cem.

Central to the local geography is the small settlement of Orchardville, surrounded by landmarks like Poplar Creek Ch and Vaughn Ch. The intersection of drainage patterns from Nicholson Creek and Rattlesnake Branch highlights the agricultural challenges and settlement patterns of southern Illinois in the late 1960s, a period before significant rural consolidation altered these small unincorporated communities.