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1996 Map of Smithland

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Smithland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

The confluence of the Ohio River and the Cumberland River dominates this mid-1990s landscape, centered on the strategic river town of Smithland. The massive Smithland Lock and Dam controls the river traffic just above the junction, while the Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge carries motorists over the Cumberland. The terrain is marked by significant river bottomlands like McKinney Bottoms and a series of prominent elevations including Japanese Hill and Odarry Bluffs.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by scattered settlements such as Birdsville and Hamletsburg, and a high density of rural burial grounds like Kickapoo Cem and Miller Landing Cem. Resource extraction and land use are evident at the Dyer Hill Mine and the Three Rivers Quarry, while a significant portion of the Illinois shoreline is dedicated to the Shawnee National Forest and the Dog Island State Wetlands.