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1990 Map of Paderborn

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Paderborn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The crossroads community of Paderborn and the surrounding agricultural lands of Long Prairie define this portion of southwestern Illinois at the transition from the 1980s. The landscape is deeply etched by the drainage of Prairie du Long Creek and its many tributaries, including Gerhardt Creek and Walters Creek. This survey captures a network of rural life anchored by historic religious and social centers, such as St Michaels Ch and the nearby Grange Hall.

Tracing the boundary between St. Clair and Monroe counties, the map reveals a shift in transportation patterns with the clearly marked Old Railroad Grade near Burksville Station. Local history is preserved in small family and parish sites like Martini Cem and St Paul Cam, while the presence of a Covered Bridge and several named thoroughfares like Goeddel Town Road illustrate the enduring rural infrastructure of the late twentieth century.