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1926 Map of Pittsfield

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Pittsfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Pittsfield serves as the focal point of this mid-1920s Pike County landscape, where the Wabash railroad cuts across the northern prairie to connect Baylis and New Salem. The region is defined by a dense network of country schools and small agrarian settlements, such as El Dara and Martinsburg, reflecting the era's decentralized rural education system with named institutions like Teneriffe School and Kurtwright School. A unique landmark of social history, the County Infirmary, is situated just south of the county seat.

In the southwest, the terrain transitions toward the river bottomlands, marked by the Mississippi River Power Company infrastructure and Spatterdock Lake. The drainage patterns of Hadley Creek and Kiser Creek illustrate the dissected topography that challenged early road building, while the presence of Maysville Sta highlights the critical role of rail transport in moving Pike County's agricultural output to market.