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1962 Map of Reevesville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Reevesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Reevesville and the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad corridor dominate this mid-century look at the southern Illinois landscape. The terrain is a complex network of natural and engineered waterways, where Bay Creek and Black Slough are supplemented by an extensive system of drainage infrastructure like the New Columbia Ditch and Gann Ditch. This drainage pattern underscores the historical effort to manage the bottomlands within the Shawnee National Forest for both agriculture and timber.

Community life is centered around rural junctions and family landmarks, with several integrated sites such as Mt Olive Cem & Ch and Macedonia Ch & Cem serving as focal points. The map records a transition in education and infrastructure, noting the locations of the Grasty Sch and Jefferson Sch alongside local industrial sites like the numerous Gravel Pits found south of Bear Creek. From the heights of Cagle Bluff to the crossroads at Temple Hill, the survey provides a detailed accounting of the region's mid-20th-century geography.