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1985 Map of St. Paul

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of St. Paul
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The East Fork Kaskaskia River and its numerous tributaries define the drainage and topography of this rural landscape on the border of Fayette and Marion counties. Small settlements like St Paul and Lester serve as focal points for the surrounding agricultural community, which is organized into the townships of Wilberton, Lone Grove, Foster, and Kinmundy. The terrain is characterized by dissected creek valleys, most notably where North Fork and Flat Creek meet near the distinct rise of Lowe Mound.

Energy infrastructure is a prominent modern addition to this 1980s landscape, with several pipe lines and a dedicated pipe line corridor cutting across the southern half of the map. While the map is primarily rural, the presence of local cemeteries and family-named water bodies like Warren Branch and Sandy Branch provide valuable markers for genealogical research and local history studies of this Illinois prairie region.