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2017 Map of Selma

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Selma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the border between Illinois and Missouri in this survey of the river bottoms and bluffs. Settlement patterns are concentrated along the western bank, where the communities of Herculaneum, Crystal City, and Selma occupy the high ground above the floodplains. The map reveals a dense network of family history markers, including the Barsotti Cem, Donnell Cem, and Wagoner Cem.

Industrial and natural features are prominent, such as the River Cement Company Lake and the Cliffdale Hollow Natural Bridge. The landscape is heavily dissected by drainage ways like Plattin Creek and Muddy Cr, while the river itself is bypasses by channels like Calico Chute and Osborne Chute. To the east, the Illinois side shows a starkly different geometry of drainage ditches, including the Selma Ditch, supporting the agricultural character of the bottomlands near Mitchie and Chalfin Bridge.