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1918 Map of Vermont

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Vermont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Fourth Principal Meridian defines the eastern edge of this 1916 survey, documenting the rural landscape of Western Illinois at the height of its rail-driven agricultural development. Two major rail corridors intersect the western townships, with the Toledo Peoria and Western crossing through New Philadelphia in the north and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy serving Adair to the south.

A dense network of one-room schoolhouses, including Rich School, Pilot Grove School, and Mud Acre School, reveals the organized structure of early 20th-century rural society. The terrain is marked by the drainage basins of Sugar Creek and Wolf Creek Branch, which create a complex topography across the townships of Mound, Salem, and Eldorado. This preliminary edition, supervised by topographic engineer Glenn S. Smith, provides an exacting look at property boundaries and farmstead locations before the widespread consolidation of rural districts.