Old Maps of Piasa, Illinois for Hiking & Exploration

Hike through history with 7 historic maps of Piasa. Explore old trails, ghost towns, and forgotten backroads — perfect for outdoor adventurers and local explorers.

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Piasa, IL maps

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  1. 1925 Map of Brighton, 1958 Print
    1925 Map of Brighton, 1958 Print
    1925 Brighton
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southwestern Illinois was a bustling rail-and-farm corridor in the mid-1920s, characterized by numerous small settlements and village schoolhouses. Researchers can trace the vanished rural infrastructure of Medora, Piasa, and Woodburn, alongside over twenty named country schools like Brush College School.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1928 Map of Brighton
    1928 Map of Brighton
    1928 Brighton
    1928 Print · USGS
    Southwestern Illinois was a bustling network of rail-side towns and country school districts in the mid-1920s. Researchers can locate nearly thirty local schools including Brush College School and Washington School, or trace the tracks of the Chicago and Alton through Shipman and Brighton.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1948 Map of Quincy
    1948 Map of Quincy
    1948 Quincy
    1948 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi and Illinois River valleys are captured at a post-war crossroads as rail and river travel met the expanding highway system. Genealogists can trace family settlements from Quincy to Hannibal and smaller towns like Vandalia and Jerseyville.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1956 Map of Quincy, 1967 Print
    1956 Map of Quincy, 1967 Print
    1956 Quincy
    1967 Print · USGS
    The river and rail corridors of the Illinois-Missouri border are documented here during the mid-1950s. Researchers can trace historic river landings and regional transit hubs from Quincy and Hannibal to smaller settlements like Meredosia and Roodhouse.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1983 Map of Shipman, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Shipman, 1984 Print
    1983 Shipman
    1984 Print · USGS
    Shipman and the surrounding Macoupin County townships are shown in the early eighties as the agricultural landscape met the rail lines. Family historians can locate several rural burial sites and churches, including Miles Station Cem, St Denis Cem, and Woodburn Ch.

  6. 1985 Map of Jerseyville
    1985 Map of Jerseyville
    1985 Jerseyville
    1985 Print · USGS
    The confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers defines this 1980s landscape of fertile bottomlands and rail-hub towns. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of communities like Jerseyville and White Hall alongside the Oak Grove Cem and St Mary Church.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 2024 Map of Shipman, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Shipman, 2024 Print
    2024 Shipman
    2024 Print · USGS
    Macoupin County at the start of the 2020s remains a landscape of prairie agriculture and quiet crossroads. Genealogists can locate several historic burial grounds, including Saint Denis Cemetery and Wood Cemetery, while tracing the waters of Piasa Creek.

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