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Old Maps of Iroquois County, Illinois for Hiking & Exploration

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Iroquois County, IL maps

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  1. 1922 Map of Momence, 1958 Print
    1922 Map of Momence, 1958 Print
    1922 Momence
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Kankakee River valley in the early twenties is a landscape of river islands and busy rail junctions. Genealogists and historians can locate dozens of country schools like Frogtown School and Searls School or trace the Illinois-Indiana border at Illinoi.
  4. 1922 Map of Kankakee, 1959 Print
    1922 Map of Kankakee, 1959 Print
    1922 Kankakee
    1959 Print · USGS
    The Kankakee valley thrived in the early 1920s as a major crossroads of electric interurbans and transcontinental railroads. Researchers can trace the footprints of numerous rural schoolhouses, the East Illinois Hospital grounds, and historic routes like the Egyptian Trail.
    2 unique versions available
  7. 1923 Map of Herscher, 1959 Print
    1923 Map of Herscher, 1959 Print
    1923 Herscher
    1959 Print · USGS
    Kankakee and Will Counties in the early twenties show a landscape defined by busy rail junctions and a dense network of rural school districts. Genealogists and researchers can locate family-named landmarks and infrastructure like the Lehigh Stone Co Quarry, Appel Siding, and Essex Center School.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1924 Map of Momence
    1924 Map of Momence
    1924 Momence
    1924 Print · USGS
    Eastern Illinois and the Indiana borderlands are captured here during the 1920s, showing a landscape defined by the Kankakee River and a web of rail lines. Researchers can trace dozens of legacy district schools like Frogtown School and locate family landmarks in Momence, St Anne, and Grant Park.
    2 unique versions available
  13. 1924 Map of Kankakee
    1924 Map of Kankakee
    1924 Kankakee
    1924 Print · USGS
    The Kankakee riverfront and its surrounding townships thrived in the early 1920s as a major hub for both industry and electric transit. Researchers can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses and vanished rail stops, from Altdorf School to the Illinois Electric Interurban station at Tucker.
    2 unique versions available
  16. 1924 Map of Paxton, 1953 Print
    1924 Map of Paxton, 1953 Print
    1924 Paxton
    1953 Print · USGS
    East-central Illinois comes into focus during the mid-twenties as the rail lines and early airfields transformed the prairie. Researchers can locate dozens of family-named schools like Lily Dell School and trace the original layout of Chanute Flying Field.
  19. 1925 Map of Herscher
    1925 Map of Herscher
    1925 Herscher
    1925 Print · USGS
    Kankakee and Grundy counties appear here during the 1920s as a thriving corridor of railroads and rural schools. Genealogists can trace family names through landmarks like Yates School, Clarke City, and the Lehigh Stone Co Quarry.
    2 unique versions available
  22. 1927 Map of Paxton
    1927 Map of Paxton
    1927 Paxton
    1927 Print · USGS
    Illinois prairie life in the mid-twenties is captured here through a dense network of township schools and the rise of military aviation. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Chanute Flying Field or find long-standing rural landmarks like Lily Dell School and Glen Cemetery.
    2 unique versions available
  25. 1933 Map of Hoopeston
    1933 Map of Hoopeston
    1933 Hoopeston
    1933 Print · USGS
    Vermilion County and the Illinois-Indiana borderlands are captured here in the early 1930s as a thriving rail and agricultural corridor. Genealogists can locate dozens of rural schools like White Sch and family-linked landmarks such as Ross Cem or Manns Chapel.
  28. 1935 Map of Watseka
    1935 Map of Watseka
    1935 Watseka
    1935 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County in the mid-1930s is a landscape of thriving rail-side villages and rural school districts connected by a dense rail network. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of landmarks like Independence Sch, Mt Taber Ch, and St Joseph Cem.
  31. 1936 Map of Potomac
    1936 Map of Potomac
    1936 Potomac
    1936 Print · USGS
    The rural prairie of Vermilion County thrives as a rail-and-river economy during the mid-1930s. Researchers can trace dozens of country schools and family-named landmarks like St Lawrence Ch, Rankin Union Cem, and river crossings at Bass Ford.
    3 unique versions available
  34. 1938 Map of Milford
    1938 Map of Milford
    1938 Milford
    1938 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County at the end of the Depression era is a landscape of thriving rail towns and numerous one-room schoolhouses. Researchers can locate nearly thirty distinct rural schools like White College Sch and Fidelity Sch, along with family burial grounds such as Belmont Cem.
  37. 1938 Map of Hoopeston
    1938 Map of Hoopeston
    1938 Hoopeston
    1938 Print · USGS
    Eastern Illinois at the height of the rail era shows a landscape defined by busy junctions and tightly knit rural communities. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through dozens of local landmarks like Squankum Sch, Rose Cem, and Pleasant View Ch.
    3 unique versions available
  40. 1939 Map of Watseka
    1939 Map of Watseka
    1939 Watseka
    1939 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County and the Illinois-Indiana borderlands are captured here during the mid-1930s as a thriving rail and agricultural corridor. Researchers can trace dozens of country schools like Weygandt Sch, small communities like Beaverville, and the grounds of the County Farm.
    2 unique versions available
  43. 1939 Map of Cissna Park, 1940 Print
    1939 Map of Cissna Park, 1940 Print
    1939 Cissna Park
    1940 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County at the end of the 1930s reveals a vast network of one-room schools and prairie rail stops. Genealogists can trace family footprints across dozens of rural landmarks, from Possum Trot Sch and Prairie Queen Sch to the quiet grounds of ASH GROVE CEM.
  46. 1944 Map of Milford
    1944 Map of Milford
    1944 Milford
    1944 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County at the close of the second World War is a landscape defined by rail junctions and rural schoolhouses. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Sugar Creek Chapel, Belmont Cem, and early schools including White College Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  49. 1944 Map of Piper City
    1944 Map of Piper City
    1944 Piper City
    1944 Print · USGS
    East-central Illinois was a landscape of thriving rural school districts and critical rail junctions during the 1940s. Genealogists can locate dozens of family-named landmarks and schools such as Graham Sch and Taylor Sch alongside the Illinois Central tracks.
    2 unique versions available
  52. 1944 Map of Gilman, 1966 Print
    1944 Map of Gilman, 1966 Print
    1944 Gilman
    1966 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County at the end of the Second World War reveals a dense network of prairie schoolhouses and rail towns. Genealogists can trace family names through Clark Cem and dozens of country schools like Swival Sch or Ross Farm Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  55. 1946 Map of Gilman
    1946 Map of Gilman
    1946 Gilman
    1946 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County at the close of World War II is a landscape defined by the iron rails and the prairie. Researchers can trace rural school districts like Old Burg Sch and locate ancestral burial grounds such as Bardon Cem and Pierce Cem.
    2 unique versions available
  58. 1947 Map of Piper City
    1947 Map of Piper City
    1947 Piper City
    1947 Print · USGS
    Ford County and the surrounding prairie are captured here in the mid-1940s, showing a landscape defined by rail transport and township schools. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Milks Grove Ch, the Town Hall, and dozens of named country schools.
  61. 1948 Map of Buckley
    1948 Map of Buckley
    1948 Buckley
    1948 Print · USGS
    The Illinois prairie of the late 1940s reveals a rural landscape still revolving around the village schoolhouse and the Illinois Central rail line. Trace family roots and vanished landmarks across Piper City, Thawville, and dozens of rural schools like Shute Sch or Zahn Sch.
  64. 1949 Map of Cissna Park
    1949 Map of Cissna Park
    1949 Cissna Park
    1949 Print · USGS
    Iroquois County's agricultural heartland is documented here in the years following World War II, showing a landscape defined by small farms and rail-stop villages. Researchers can locate dozens of localized landmarks, from Amity Cem to uniquely named rural schools like Possum Trot Sch and Pond Lily Sch.
    3 unique versions available
  67. 1949 Map of Buckley
    1949 Map of Buckley
    1949 Buckley
    1949 Print · USGS
    East-central Illinois farm country thrived alongside the Illinois Central railroad just after the war, when small towns and family farms defined the prairie. Researchers can locate dozens of country schoolhouses like Willow Grove Sch and Larkin Sch, or trace the path of the North Fork Vermilion River near Thawville.
    2 unique versions available
  70. 1949 Map of Paxton
    1949 Map of Paxton
    1949 Paxton
    1949 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois thrived as a rail and military corridor in the mid-1920s, anchored by the crossroads of two major rail lines. Researchers can trace the early footprint of Chanute Flying Field and locate dozens of vanished rural schoolhouses like Trickel Grove School and Farmersville School.
  73. 1953 Map of Chicago, 1964 Print
    1953 Map of Chicago, 1964 Print
    1953 Chicago
    1964 Print · USGS
    The southern Lake Michigan shoreline was rapidly modernizing in the mid-fifties, balancing heavy industry with its famous academic centers. Researchers can trace the footprints of Notre Dame University or locate vanished sites like the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant and Meigs Field.
    5 unique versions available
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