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1940 Map of Renault

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Renault
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Mississippi River valley dominates this 1940 survey, carving a broad path between the Illinois bluffs and the Missouri shoreline. This riverfront landscape is defined by massive river islands such as Fort Chartres Island and Beagles Island, which shaped the early French-colonial settlement patterns of the region. The map documents a dense network of early rural education, featuring numerous family-named schoolhouses like Yankeetown School, Lohnberg School, and Moehrs School that once anchored these agricultural communities.

Transportation corridors follow the valley floor, with the St Louis and San Francisco and Southern railroads connecting riverside stops like Renault Sta and Modoc Sta. Local landmarks such as the Ruma Convent and the ancient village of Prairie du Rocher illustrate the deep cultural and religious roots of this borderland area, while the numerous hollows like Magnolia Hollow and Cambria Hollow cutting into the bluffs provide a detailed view of the natural topography.