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1924 Map of Pinckneyville

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Pinckneyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Pinckneyville serves as the central hub for Perry County in the early 1920s, defined by its role at the junction of the Illinois Central Railroad and the Wabash Chester and Western Railroad. The surrounding rural landscape is a dense network of one-room schoolhouses and country churches, including Nation School, Brush Prairie School, and Oak Grove Church. This map captures a significant period of coal mining development, with the Victory Coal Mine and Jewel Mine No 2 operating near the eastern edge of the quadrangle.

Agricultural life is centered along the winding courses of Sugar Creek, Beaucoup, and Galum Creek, where early processing sites like Todds Mill and Rice indicate small-scale industry. The topography varies from the flatlands near Conant to the prominent rise of Pilot Knob in the northwest. Local family names and early community structures are preserved through labels like Eichholz School, Kellerman School, and the Illinois Central Reservoir, offering a clear view of the area's social and industrial geography before mid-century modernization.