1960s Maps of Johnson County, Illinois

1. 1961 Map of Paducah

   

   1961 Paducah

   1961 Print · USGS

   The Lower Ohio Valley at mid-century is a landscape defined by its great rivers and newly formed reservoirs. Researchers can trace the riverfronts of Paducah and Metropolis, or locate smaller settlements like Old Shawneetown and Cave in Rock along the banks.

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4. 1961 Map of Stonefort, 1962 Print

   

   1961 Stonefort

   1962 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois at the start of the sixties shows a network of family cemeteries and rural parishes tucked between the ridges of the Shawnee National Forest. Genealogists can trace family names at Rushing Cem and Old Zion Cem, or locate the Reagan Sch and McCormick Lookout Tower.

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7. 1961 Map of Harrisburg, 1965 Print

   

   1961 Harrisburg

   1965 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois coal country and forest lands meet in the early sixties as the rail networks of the New York Central serve a landscape of active mines. Researchers can locate family cemeteries and vanished stops like Dykersburg, Newcastle, and the Sahara Mine No 16 Cem.

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10. 1962 Map of Reevesville, 1963 Print

    

    1962 Reevesville

    1963 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois rural life centers on the Illinois Central railroad and the Shawnee National Forest in the early sixties. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Mt Olive Cem, Benton Ch, and the vanished Bay Valley School.

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13. 1962 Map of Glendale, 1963 Print

    

    1962 Glendale

    1963 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois forest country in the early sixties was a landscape of remote ridges and rail-side settlements. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Rock Springs Ch or the McShanahan Cem while rail fans follow the Illinois Central line.

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16. 1962 Map of Brownfield, 1965 Print

    

    1962 Brownfield

    1965 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois at the peak of the mid-century era shows a landscape where the deep woods of the Shawnee National Forest meet the Ohio River. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-side towns like Reevesville and discover dozens of family burial grounds, including Barger Cem and Nelson Cem.

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19. 1964 Map of Paducah

    

    1964 Paducah

    1964 Print · USGS

    The river-and-rail corridor of Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky is captured here during the height of the mid-century industrial era. Genealogists and researchers can trace local landmarks across several counties, from the rail yards of Paducah to the waters of Crab Orchard Lake and Kentucky Reservoir.

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22. 1966 Map of Bloomfield, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Bloomfield

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois during the mid-sixties reveals a landscape of forestry and rural infrastructure at the edge of the Shawnee National Forest. Researchers can trace old family lineages at Odd Fellows Cem and Whiteside Cem, or locate the Illinois State Prison (Vienna Branch) and local landmarks like Grantsburg Sch.

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25. 1966 Map of Karnak, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Karnak

    1967 Print · USGS

    The confluence of three counties in southern Illinois comes alive in this mid-sixties survey, showcasing a landscape defined by the drainage of the Cache River. Trace the rail lines of the New York Central through Karnak or locate family sites like Miller Cem and West Eden Ch.

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28. 1966 Map of Cypress, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Cypress

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois river bottoms and rail lines come alive in the mid-1960s as the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad threads through these three-county borderlands. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Masonic Cem, Century Sch, and the unique Charcoal Ovens near White Hill.

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31. 1966 Map of Mermet, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Mermet

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois agricultural and conservation lands are captured here in the mid-sixties. Genealogists can trace family names through numerous burial sites like Nineveh Cem and Clymore Cem or locate the rail junction at Mermet.

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34. 1966 Map of Lick Creek, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Lick Creek

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois in the mid-sixties shows a landscape of deep forests and new highways as I-57 begins to bisect the region. Genealogists can trace family roots at Old Pleasant Hill Cem, Lick Creek Sch, and Mt Hebron Ch.

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37. 1966 Map of Mt Pleasant, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Mt Pleasant

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois hill country and bottomlands near the border of Union and Johnson counties were primarily agrarian in the mid-sixties. Genealogists can locate numerous rural burial sites like Mt Zion Cem and trace the Chicago and Eastern Illinois rail line.

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40. 1966 Map of Creal Springs, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Creal Springs

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois hill country is captured in the mid-sixties, showcasing the ridge-and-valley terrain of the Shawnee Hills. Genealogists and rail historians can trace rural family cemeteries like Newbold Cem and the winding New York Central Railroad Grade near Creal Springs.

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43. 1966 Map of Vienna, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Vienna

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois in the mid-1960s shows a landscape of river-bottom farms and busy rail junctions. You can trace family history through a dozen documented burial sites like Rose Hill Cem or locate community hubs including Mt Zion Ch and Oak Grove Sch.

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46. 1966 Map of Goreville, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Goreville

    1967 Print · USGS

    Goreville and the southern Illinois hills appear here in the mid-sixties, just as the landscape was being reshaped by the new Lake of Egypt. Genealogists and historians can trace family cemeteries like Caney Cem and Mehas Cem alongside the routes of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad.

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