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1967 Map of Pulaski

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Pulaski
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Illinois Central railroad corridor anchors this late 1960s study of Pulaski County, Illinois, slicing through a landscape defined by complex drainage networks and scattered agricultural settlements. The lowlands are marked by the winding course of the Cache River and its associated backwaters, including Cypress Slough and Pulaski Slough. This environment necessitated the concentration of development on higher ground, as seen in the linear arrangement of Pulaski and Villa Ridge along the rail line.

Genealogists will find a dense distribution of rural burial sites and places of worship, such as the Rose Hill Ch and the sprawling Cairo City Cem. The transition from small-scale farming to modern regional infrastructure is evident in the presence of Meridian High Sch and the Egyptian Country Club, which contrast with the older network of family cemeteries like Mize Cem and Lackey Cem found throughout the timbered hills.