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Old Maps of Jackson County, Illinois for Metal Detecting

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Jackson County, IL maps

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  1. 1910 Map of Herrin
    1910 Map of Herrin
    1910 Herrin
    1910 Print · USGS
    Southern Illinois thrived at the height of its rail-and-coal era, with this 1910 survey capturing a landscape of growing towns and industrial spurs. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through localized sites like Dewmaine, Old Duquoin, and the Oak Grove School.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 1910 Map of Murphysboro
    1910 Map of Murphysboro
    1910 Murphysboro
    1910 Print · USGS
    Southern Illinois at the turn of the century shows a landscape of busy rail junctions and tight-knit rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Sutter Church, Sodom School, and the early township centers of Oraville and Vergennes.
    2 unique versions available
  7. 1916 Map of Campbell Hill, 1953 Print
    1916 Map of Campbell Hill, 1953 Print
    1916 Campbell Hill
    1953 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi River borderlands in the early twentieth century are captured here during a peak era of rail-and-river commerce. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of rural schools like Oak School and settlements like Shiloh Hill or Wine Hill.
    3 unique versions available
  10. 1918 Map of Altenburg
    1918 Map of Altenburg
    1918 Altenburg
    1918 Print · USGS
    The riverfronts of Perry and Jackson counties were still shaped by steam and rail when this survey was completed during the First World War. Local historians can trace family ties to small communities like Neunert and Jacob or locate old schoolhouse sites such as Hanlein School.
  13. 1918 Map of Campbell Hill
    1918 Map of Campbell Hill
    1918 Campbell Hill
    1918 Print · USGS
    The Illinois-Missouri borderlands near Campbell Hill are shown here during the late First World War era, where rail lines and river landings drove the local economy. Genealogists can trace family footprints across numerous rural school districts like Ebenezer School, Tangen School, and settlements such as Shiloh Hill.
    3 unique versions available
  16. 1922 Map of Carbondale
    1922 Map of Carbondale
    1922 Carbondale
    1922 Print · USGS
    Southern Illinois in the early 1920s is captured here at the height of its rail-driven rural development. Genealogists can trace family connections through dozens of named rural sites like Stone School, Cottage Home Church, and the Illinois Central corridor.
    3 unique versions available
  19. 1924 Map of Alto Pass
    1924 Map of Alto Pass
    1924 Alto Pass
    1924 Print · USGS
    Southern Illinois at the peak of the rail era shows a landscape of river ferries and ridge-top settlements. Genealogists can trace family footprints across dozens of local landmarks like Rattlesnake Ferry, Goodbread Church, and Worthen School.
    2 unique versions available
  22. 1925 Map of Altenburg
    1925 Map of Altenburg
    1925 Altenburg
    1925 Print · USGS
    Eastern Perry County and the Mississippi riverfront are documented here during the mid-twenties, showcasing a landscape of Saxon Lutheran heritage and river commerce. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like New Bethel Church, Hager School, and the vanished river site of Wittenberg.
    3 unique versions available
  25. 1936 Map of Herrin
    1936 Map of Herrin
    1936 Herrin
    1936 Print · USGS
    Southern Illinois was defined by its coal-and-rail economy in the 1930s as industrial lines reached deep into the countryside. Trace the family landmarks of this era at Old Duquoin, Buckner Pond, and the Union Hill Church.
    2 unique versions available
  28. 1938 Map of Murphysboro, 1958 Print
    1938 Map of Murphysboro, 1958 Print
    1938 Murphysboro
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southern Illinois in the late thirties is defined here by the busy rail hubs and river bends of the Jackson and Perry county line. Researchers can trace rural lineages through numerous country schoolhouses like Sugar Hill School and Woodward School or old rail junctions at Oraville and Texas Junction.
  31. 1941 Map of Carbondale, 1955 Print
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  34. 1947 Map of Alto Pass, 1954 Print
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  37. 1947 Map of Crosstown, 1960 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available
  40. 1947 Map of Gorham, 1966 Print
    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.
    4 unique versions available
  43. 1947 Map of Wolf Lake, 1966 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available
  46. 1947 Map of Cobden, 1970 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available
  49. 1947 Map of Altenburg, 1976 Print
    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.
  52. 1947 Map of Altenburg, 1976 Print
    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.
    4 unique versions available
  55. 1948 Map of Cobden
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  58. 1948 Map of Crosstown
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  61. 1948 Map of Wolf Lake
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  64. 1948 Map of Neelys Landing
    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.
    5 unique versions available
  67. 1948 Map of Gorham
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  70. 1948 Map of Altenburg
    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.
    2 unique versions available
  73. 1948 Map of Pomona
    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.
    5 unique versions available
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