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1932 Map of Virginia

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Virginia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Virginia serves as the focal point of this western Illinois landscape, where the Baltimore and Ohio and Alton railroads intersect across a terrain defined by the Sangamon Valley and the sharp rise of Cavanaugh Bluff. The map reveals a densely settled agricultural community in the early 1930s, characterized by an exceptionally high frequency of rural schools like George Washington Sch, Brush College Sch, and Science Hill Sch.

Evidence of established family lineages and local history is found in the distribution of community centers like Yatesville Cem and Walnut Ridge Cem, alongside small settlements such as Philadelphia and Literberry. The drainage patterns of Indian Creek and Panther Creek shape the placement of these early crossroads, while landmarks like Crows Point and Portuguese Hill provide distinctive local orientation points for genealogists and researchers tracking family landholdings.