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1996 Map of Quincy SW

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Quincy SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a complex landscape of islands and sloughs along the Missouri-Illinois border, where the Burlington Northern line runs parallel to the water. This 1990s composite reveals a riverfront defined by agricultural levee systems and small riverside stops like Huiskamp and Helton. The terrain transitions from the wide floodplain of the Bay De Charles and Heather Bay to the rising bluffs further west, where dozens of family burial grounds and country churches are scattered across the hills.

Genealogists will find significant value in the high density of small cemeteries, including Gottman Cem, Baskett Cem, and Whaley Cem, which often represent the earliest nineteenth-century settlements in Marion County. Landmarks such as Thrasher Chapel and the small siding at Mungers suggest a rural community structure that remains anchored by the geography of the river and its many tributaries, like the Fabius River and North River.