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1935 Map of Sullivan

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Sullivan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Kaskaskia River and Okaw River carve a winding course through central Moultrie County, defining a landscape dominated by agriculture and rail transport in the mid-1930s. The town of Sullivan serves as the primary hub, where the Illinois Central and Chicago And Eastern Illinois railroads intersect. To the north, Lovington sits at the junction of the Pennsylvania line, illustrating the dense grid of iron rails that connected these prairie settlements to larger markets.

Rural life is meticulously documented through a high density of country schools and family landmarks. Schools such as Stringtown Sch, Morning Star Sch, and Nazworthy Sch are spaced every few miles, while bridges like Coal Shaft Bridge and Cook Bridge indicate the essential infrastructure for crossing the regional waterways. The inclusion of the Masonic Home southeast of Sullivan highlights a significant local institution of the era, while scattered cemeteries such as Wright Cem provide critical data points for genealogists tracking early Moultrie and Shelby County families.