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1958 Map of Perrysville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Perrysville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Wabash River serves as the central artery of this landscape, separating the townships of Highland, Eugene, and Troy. This mid-century survey captures the region during a period of agricultural stability and local industrial activity, characterized by numerous rural burial grounds and small settlements. The river valley is flanked by steep bluffs and several smaller waterways, including Spring Creek and Coal Creek, which have shaped the local topography.

Infrastructure in the late 1950s was defined by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, which provided a transit corridor through the western part of the county near Gessie and Flat Iron. Local genealogists will find several notable family-named sites, such as the Chenoweth Cem and Ater Cem, while the presence of a Gravel Pit and scattered Mines near Stringtown suggests the persistence of extractive industries that historically supported the local economy alongside the Highland Airport.