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1968 Map of Rockwood

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Rockwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Mississippi River carves a deep, winding border between Illinois and Missouri, anchoring a landscape defined by expansive floodplains and riverside bluffs. On the Illinois side, the Shawnee National Forest covers the eastern uplands, while the massive Levee system protects low-lying bottomlands like Bois Brule and Degognia. Small riverside communities like Rockwood and Cora are clustered near the base of the bluffs, while river islands like Rockwood Island and Wilkinson Island shift the navigable channels.

Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial sites, including the Tindall Cem, Red Cem, and Buchanan Cem. The Missouri side features the small settlement of Menfro and the Crosstown Sch, situated along the winding course of Cinque Hommes Creek. This 1968 topography, updated with 1988 aerial revisions, shows a rural river economy transitioning into protected forest and managed wetlands.