1940s Maps of Jackson County, Illinois

1. 1941 Map of Carbondale, 1955 Print

   

   1941 Carbondale

   1955 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois was undergoing a transformation in the early 1940s as new reservoirs reshaped the topography near Carbondale. Researchers can trace rural life through dozens of named sites like Clemmenstown School and South County Line Church.

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4. 1947 Map of Alto Pass, 1954 Print

   

   1947 Alto Pass

   1954 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois in the late 1940s is defined by the high ridges of the Shawnee Hills and the sweeping Mississippi floodplains. Researchers can trace rural life through sites like Dutch Ridge Church, the Macedonia School, and the river crossing at Rattlesnake Ferry.

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7. 1947 Map of Crosstown, 1960 Print

   

   1947 Crosstown

   1960 Print · USGS

   Southeast Missouri was still a landscape of scattered rural schools and river-rail commerce just after the war. Local researchers can trace the locations of the Schalls Sch, identify the family-named Hager Sch, or follow the St Louis San Francisco line along the Mississippi River.

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10. 1947 Map of Gorham, 1966 Print

    

    1947 Gorham

    1966 Print · USGS

    Jackson County during the late 1940s is defined here by the winding Big Muddy River and the busy rail junction at Gorham. Researchers can trace the river's many curves like Mill Bend or locate rural landmarks including Fairview Ch and the Rattlesnake Ferry.

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13. 1947 Map of Wolf Lake, 1966 Print

    

    1947 Wolf Lake

    1966 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River bottoms and Shawnee National Forest hills meet in the late 1940s, showing a landscape shaped by rail and river. Genealogists can trace local landmarks like Galilee Ch and rural schoolhouses such as Cauble Sch and McCann Sch.

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16. 1947 Map of Cobden, 1970 Print

    

    1947 Cobden

    1970 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois fruit and timber country is well-documented in the late 1940s, showing the ridge-top settlements of the Shawnee National Forest. Trace the old rail lines through Alto Pass and Mountain Glen or locate family sites like Lyerle Chapel and Rendleman School.

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19. 1947 Map of Altenburg, 1976 Print

    

    1947 Altenburg

    1976 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Missouri's river bluffs and Lutheran heritage are documented here in the mid-forties, showing the close-knit network of river landings and small-town commerce. Genealogists can trace family footprints across Altenburg, Frohna, and dozens of rural schools like Fiehler Sch or Buckeye Sch.

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22. 1947 Map of Altenburg, 1976 Print

    

    1947 Altenburg

    1976 Print · USGS

    The Mississippi River valley at mid-century is captured here, showing the river-and-rail hub of the Missouri and Illinois border. Genealogists can trace the rural communities of Altenburg, Frohna, and Seventysix alongside landmarks like Union Sch and Tower Rock.

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25. 1948 Map of Cobden

    

    1948 Cobden

    1948 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois hill country appears in the late 1940s as a region of dense forests and vital rail corridors. Genealogists can locate family names and rural landmarks like Jerusalem Church, Rendleman School, and the Bald Knob Lookout Tower.

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28. 1948 Map of Crosstown

    

    1948 Crosstown

    1948 Print · USGS

    The rural uplands of Perry County are captured here in the late 1940s as a network of farming hamlets and local school districts. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like Trickey Sch and Schalls Sch or trace the early paths through Farrar and Brazeau.

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31. 1948 Map of Wolf Lake

    

    1948 Wolf Lake

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Missouri borderlands at the end of the 1940s reveal a landscape of river-driven commerce and scattered rural schoolhouses. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Galilee Ch, Bennett Landing, and the many namesake schools like McCann Sch and McGuire Sch.

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34. 1948 Map of Neelys Landing

    

    1948 Neelys Landing

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Missouri-Illinois river border is captured here in the late 1940s, showing a landscape of small river landings and ridge-top farms. Genealogists can trace family footprints at New Wells, the New Bethel Ch, and several rural schoolhouses like Oak Hill Sch.

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37. 1948 Map of Gorham

    

    1948 Gorham

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Illinois riverfront and the Big Muddy River bottomlands are captured here in the late 1940s. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Goodbread Cem, old school sites like Shoal Creek School, and the historic Rattlesnake Ferry crossing.

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40. 1948 Map of Altenburg

    

    1948 Altenburg

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Missouri-Illinois borderlands come alive in the late 1940s, showcasing the riverfront culture and inland farming life of Perry and Jackson Counties. Researchers can trace ancestral footprints through historic landings like Star Landing or locate rural schools such as Solomon Sch and Union Sch.

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43. 1948 Map of Pomona

    

    1948 Pomona

    1948 Print · USGS

    Jackson County settlement and the timbered ridges of the southern Illinois hills are captured here just after the war. Local researchers can trace family roots at County Farm, locate the Bostick Cem, or follow the winding Mobile and Ohio RR through Pomona.

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46. 1949 Map of Alto Pass

    

    1949 Alto Pass

    1949 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois river life and hill country are captured here shortly after the war, showing the Mississippi corridor in detail. You can trace old river crossings like Rattlesnake Ferry and locate rural landmarks such as Bald Knob, Lyerle Chapel, and the Hickory Ridge School.

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49. 1949 Map of Paducah

    

    1949 Paducah

    1949 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers at the close of the 1940s reveals a region bound by water and rail. Researchers can trace historic river landings, timberlands in the Shawnee National Forest, and the coal-mining infrastructure around West Frankfort and Herrin.

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52. 1949 Map of Altenburg

    

    1949 Altenburg

    1949 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Perry and Cape Girardeau counties show a landscape of tight-knit rural communities along the Mississippi River just after the war. Family historians can trace ancestral roots through numerous local landmarks like Uniontown Sch, New Wells School, and the river landings at Wittenberg and Hines Landing.

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