1935 Map of Sullivan

About this map

The Sullivan area and its surrounding Moultrie County prairie are defined by a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure. This landscape is a patchwork of township sections, each served by its own local schoolhouse, such as Stringtown Sch, Mayflower Sch, and Morning Star Sch. The county seat is established at the junction of the Wabash and Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads, south of the prominent Masonic Home. To the west, the Kaskaskia River snakes through the terrain, crossed by landmarks like the Coal Shaft Bridge and Cook Bridge. These crossings and the local Town Hall in Jonathan Creek illustrate the civic and transport hubs that supported the agrarian economy before modern highway consolidation altered the rural fabric of central Illinois.