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1972 Map of Ripley North

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Ripley North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Chisholm Lake and the winding Old Bed Forked Deer River define the western reaches of this Lauderdale County landscape in the early 1970s. The terrain transitions from the low-lying wetlands of the Anderson-Tully State Wildlife Management Area to the dissected uplands where small communities like Edith, Central, and Arp are situated. This survey captures a moment of established rural infrastructure, including several gravel operations and the Arp Sch, serving the surrounding agricultural lands.

Transport and industry are concentrated near Ripley, where the Illinois Central Gulf railroad tracks run adjacent to local landmarks like the Fish Hatchery and Sewage Disposal plant. Genealogists will find valuable location data for several country churches and burial grounds, such as New Hope Cem, Walnut Grove Ch, and St Matthew Ch, which anchor the various creek valleys like those of Cane Creek and Cold Creek.