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1959 Map of Rudement

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Rudement
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Saline River and its complex network of forks and sloughs define this section of southern Illinois, where the flat lowlands of the Harrisburg region meet the rising terrain of the Shawnee National Forest. This 1959 survey records a landscape transitioning from agricultural river bottoms to industrial extraction, evidenced by the extensive Strip Mines and a Mine Tunnel located near the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks in the northeast.

Rural community life is anchored by a significant number of named landmarks, from the settlement of Rudement in the southwest to Cottage Grove in the north. Genealogists can locate several historic gathering places including Big Saline Ch, Sulphur Springs Ch, and Saline Valley Ch. Family names are preserved in the landscape through features like Jones Cem, Coffee Cem, and the Colbert Sch, while the intricate topography of the southern hills is mapped through numerous named hollows such as Blue Spring Hollow and Wiedeman Hollow.