Old Maps of Meriden Township, Illinois for Hiking & Exploration

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Meriden Township, IL maps

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  1. 1951 Map of Earlville, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Earlville, 1952 Print
    1951 Earlville
    1952 Print · USGS
    The rural crossroads of north-central Illinois come to life in this early fifties survey of the area surrounding Earlville and Leland. Genealogists can trace family ties at the Baker Cem or St Clara Cem and locate vanished schoolhouses like Austin Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1952 Map of Mendota, 1954 Print
    1952 Map of Mendota, 1954 Print
    1952 Mendota
    1954 Print · USGS
    Mendota was a bustling railroad crossroads in the 1950s at the junction of three major lines. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous country burial grounds and schoolhouses like Holy Cross Cem, Restland Cem, and Schlesinger Sch.
    3 unique versions available

  3. 1958 Map of Aurora, 1969 Print
    1958 Map of Aurora, 1969 Print
    1958 Aurora
    1969 Print · USGS
    Northern Illinois in the late fifties shows a landscape of powerful river industry and expanding transport corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Aurora and Joliet or locate sites like the Elwood Ordnance Plant and Starved Rock.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1961 Map of Aurora
    1961 Map of Aurora
    1961 Aurora
    1961 Print · USGS
    Northern Illinois at the height of the post-war era reveals a landscape of massive industrial works and thriving river towns. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Lincoln Highway or locate long-standing landmarks like the Green River Ordnance Plant and Starved Rock State Park.

  5. 1971 Map of Paw Paw, 1973 Print
    1971 Map of Paw Paw, 1973 Print
    1971 Paw Paw
    1973 Print · USGS
    Northern Illinois farm country near the intersection of Lee, DeKalb, and La Salle Counties is shown here in the early 1970s. Trace family history at the Wyoming Cemetery, locate the Rogers Brothers Landing Strip, and follow the Chicago Burlington and Northern Railroad through Rollo and Radley.

  6. 1971 Map of Earlville, 1973 Print
    1971 Map of Earlville, 1973 Print
    1971 Earlville
    1973 Print · USGS
    In the early 1970s, the Illinois prairie around Earlville remained a landscape of rail junctions and rural townships. Researchers can trace family history at Tripp Cem or Carter Cem and follow the path of the Old Indian Treaty Boundary.

  7. 1982 Map of Compton
    1982 Map of Compton
    1982 Compton
    1982 Print · USGS
    Northern Illinois prairie life in the early eighties is mapped here at the junction of the Burlington Northern and Chicago and North Western. Researchers can trace rural lineages through family landmarks like Fisk Cem and the small settlement of The Burg.

  8. 1982 Map of Mendota East
    1982 Map of Mendota East
    1982 Mendota East
    1982 Print · USGS
    LaSalle County's eastern prairies are captured here in the early eighties, showing the transition from the city of Mendota to the agricultural reaches of Meriden. Genealogists can trace family heritage through local landmarks like Holy Cross Sch & PO and the Wisner Cem near the Old Indian Boundary.

  9. 1985 Map of Dixon
    1985 Map of Dixon
    1985 Dixon
    1985 Print · USGS
    North-central Illinois in the mid-eighties was a land of river cities and expansive prairies defined by rail lines and private airfields. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Oakwood Cem, the Sword Landing Strip, and Sauk Valley College while tracing the C & N W railroad.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1985 Map of Aurora, 1989 Print
    1985 Map of Aurora, 1989 Print
    1985 Aurora
    1989 Print · USGS
    Northeastern Illinois is captured in the mid-1980s as suburban growth began to bridge the gap between the Fox River cities and the outer prairies. Researchers can trace the development of Naperville and Aurora or locate rural landmarks like Fairview Cem and the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

  11. 1993 Map of Compton
    1993 Map of Compton
    1993 Compton
    1993 Print · USGS
    The Illinois prairie around Compton is shown here in the early nineties as a landscape defined by its agricultural roots and old rail lines. Researchers can trace the Old Railroad Grade through Compton and locate historic sites like Fisk Cem and the settlement of The Burg.

  12. 1993 Map of Mendota East
    1993 Map of Mendota East
    1993 Mendota East
    1993 Print · USGS
    LaSalle County agriculture and the growing city of Mendota are captured here during the 1990s. Genealogists can locate several family burial sites like Worsley Cemetery and Wisner Cemetery or trace the Old Indian Reservation Boundary.

  13. 2024 Map of Earlville, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Earlville, 2024 Print
    2024 Earlville
    2024 Print · USGS
    Surrounding the town of Earlville in the 2020s, this LaSalle County map shows a rural landscape defined by prairie waterways and local aviation. Researchers can locate family burial sites at Saint Theresa or Precinct Cem and trace the paths of Indian Creek and Stephens Run.

  14. 2024 Map of Mendota East, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Mendota East, 2024 Print
    2024 Mendota East
    2024 Print · USGS
    LaSalle County remains a core agricultural landscape in this modern study of the northern Illinois prairie. Genealogists can locate several rural burial sites like Hill Cem and Crandall Cem scattered between the communities of Mendota and Triumph.

  15. 2024 Map of Compton, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Compton, 2024 Print
    2024 Compton
    2024 Print · USGS
    Agricultural traditions in Lee and LaSalle Counties are preserved in this recent survey of the prairie landscape. Genealogists and historians can locate numerous rural burial grounds including Melugin Grove Cem, Fisk Cem, and the Brooklyn Lutheran Cem.

  16. 2024 Map of Paw Paw, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Paw Paw, 2024 Print
    2024 Paw Paw
    2024 Print · USGS
    The rural borderlands where Lee, DeKalb, and LaSalle counties meet are captured here in the early twenty-first century. Family historians can trace ancestral sites across a landscape dotted with the Wyoming Cem, East Paw Paw Cem, and the small settlement of Rollo.

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