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2022 Map of Smithland

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Smithland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this river-country landscape where Illinois and Kentucky meet, carving a broad path past Stewart Island and the Stewart Island Towhead. The confluence of major waterways is a focal point, as the Cumberland River flows into the Ohio near the settlement of Smithland, which serves as a center of activity for Livingston County. This town is anchored by the Livingston County Courthouse and sits just south of the distinctive Cemetery Hill.

Away from the water, the terrain rises into named ridges and hollows like Jameson Hill and Lewis Hill. The western bank in Illinois is characterized by the Shawnee National Forest, where a dense network of family cemeteries—including Audubon Cem, Sloan Cem, and Kickasola Cem—reflects generations of rural residency. Across the river in Kentucky, the map details the agricultural and industrial character of the land, from McKinney Bottoms to the Dyer Hill Mine Rd, showing a landscape still defined by its relationship to the great rivers.