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1910 Map of Waterloo

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Waterloo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Waterloo and the surrounding agricultural landscapes of Monroe and St. Clair counties are documented here just after the first decade of the 1900s. The map illustrates a dense network of rural infrastructure, characterized by an exceptional number of one-room schoolhouses like Batz School, Shoemaker School, and Galli School. The local economy of the era is anchored by the Mobile and Ohio RR and the St. Louis and Belleville Electric RR, which provided vital transit for small settlements such as New Hanover Station and Millstadt Junction.

Coal mining interests appear at the Diamond Joe Mine near Roachtown, while the varied terrain moves from the bottomlands near Hill Lake up to the prominent Sugarloaf Hill. For genealogists, the map is a primary source for identifying original family-named landmarks and forgotten hamlets like Bohleysville, Rodemich, and Madonnaville, alongside early religious centers including Concordia Church and Johannis Church.