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1974 Map of Pyatts

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Pyatts
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Pinckneyville and the surrounding rural landscape of Perry County are depicted here during a period of significant industrial activity. The sheet captures a complex network of resource extraction, dominated by extensive Strip Mine operations and a Strip Mined Area that significantly altered the local topography. This industrial footprint is interspersed with long-standing community landmarks, including several country houses of worship like Friendship Ch and Bethel Ch, and numerous family and community burial grounds such as Campbell Hill Cem and Pick Cem.

Transportation through these southern Illinois prairie lands relied heavily on the Missouri Pacific and Illinois Central Gulf railroads, which served small settlements like Denny and Cudgetown. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Beaucoup Creek and White Walnut Creek, which snake through the coal-rich areas. Revisions to the map highlight the evolving landscape of reclaimed mining areas and newer developments such as the Golf Course near Panther Creek.