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1954 Map of Worden

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Worden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The boundary between Macoupin and Madison counties anchors this mid-century survey, a region defined by its dense intersection of transportation and industry. In Worden and Livingston, the landscape is partitioned by the heavy presence of the Chicago and North Western, Wabash, and Illinois Terminal railroads. These lines served the local extraction economy, evidenced by several Mine Dumps and emerging oil infrastructure including Oil Wells and an Oil Tank near the northern edge of the Olive township.

Rural life is meticulously documented through a network of one-room schoolhouses like Bend Sch and Hoxey Sch, and small community focal points such as Immanuel Ch. The drainage of West Fork Cahokia Creek and Silver Creek provide natural relief to the industrial grid. For genealogists, the map is a vital record of local burial grounds, including New Hope Cem, Salem Cem, and Hoxey Cem, capturing these family landmarks just as the modern highway system began to take shape with the 4 Lane corridor.