1980s Maps of Moultrie County, Illinois

1. 1981 Map of Windsor, 1982 Print

   

   1981 Windsor

   1982 Print · USGS

   Shelby and Moultrie counties are captured here in the early eighties, centered on the railroad town of Windsor. Local historians can trace family roots through numerous remote burial sites like Lookout Point Cem, Cochran Cem, and the rural community of Sexson Corner.

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4. 1983 Map of Hammond

   

   1983 Hammond

   1983 Print · USGS

   The rural border of Piatt and Moultrie counties is captured here in the early 1980s as a landscape of grid-patterned farms and vital drainage works. Local researchers can locate Hammond Cem, the Jr High Sch in Hammond, and the small settlement of Pierson along the Baltimore and Ohio tracks.

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7. 1983 Map of La Place

   

   1983 La Place

   1983 Print · USGS

   The grain-and-rail landscape of central Illinois is captured here in the early eighties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of LaPlace and Lake City, alongside rural landmarks like Turner Cem and Stringtown.

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10. 1983 Map of Cooks Mills

    

    1983 Cooks Mills

    1983 Print · USGS

    Coles County at the start of the eighties shows a landscape of river-bottom farms and active extraction. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Quinn Chapel and Smith Cem or trace the path of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad.

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13. 1983 Map of Arthur

    

    1983 Arthur

    1983 Print · USGS

    The Douglas and Moultrie County borderlands come to life in the early 1980s, centered on the rail junction at Arthur. Researchers can trace old rural schoolhouses like Prairie Lane Sch, numerous family burial sites including Yoder Cem, and the specialized Cooks Mills Oil Field.

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16. 1983 Map of Sullivan

    

    1983 Sullivan

    1983 Print · USGS

    The town of Sullivan and the eastern shores of Lake Shelbyville are captured here in the early 1980s. Researchers can trace local heritage through the Masonic Home, Jonathan Creek Ch, and family sites like Bolin Cem and Purvis Cem.

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19. 1983 Map of Lovington

    

    1983 Lovington

    1983 Print · USGS

    Lovington and Bethany are the primary population centers of this central Illinois landscape in the early 1980s. Genealogists can locate several burial sites like Mitchell Cem and Wright Cem, or trace the path of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad.

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22. 1983 Map of Cadwell

    

    1983 Cadwell

    1983 Print · USGS

    Moultrie County at the start of the eighties shows a classic Illinois agricultural landscape structured by rail lines and small prairie towns. Genealogists and historians can locate rural landmarks like Seass Cem, the Townhall at Fairbanks, and the siding at Chipps.

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25. 1983 Map of Atwood

    

    1983 Atwood

    1983 Print · USGS

    Atwood and the surrounding prairie towns of Garrett and Bourbon are captured here in the early eighties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through several rural landmarks, including Mackville Cem, Taylor Cem, and the Zion Ch community.

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28. 1983 Map of Kirksville

    

    1983 Kirksville

    1983 Print · USGS

    The Lake Shelbyville area is shown here in the early eighties as the reservoir reshaped the Moultrie and Shelby county lines. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural roots through landmarks like Henderson Cem, Oak Grove Ch, and the village of Kirksville.

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31. 1983 Map of Findlay

    

    1983 Findlay

    1983 Print · USGS

    Shelby County in the early eighties shows a landscape of steady agricultural life centered on Findlay. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Prairie Home Cem, St Marys Ch, or along the Missouri Pacific rail corridor.

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34. 1983 Map of Dalton City

    

    1983 Dalton City

    1983 Print · USGS

    Dalton City and its surrounding townships are shown here in the early eighties, centered on the vital grain-shipping corridor of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad. Researchers can locate family landmarks like New Hope Cem, the small settlement of Reddy, and Walker Cem.

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37. 1984 Map of Mattoon West, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Mattoon West

    1985 Print · USGS

    The western edge of Mattoon and its neighboring rural townships are captured here in the early 1980s. Local researchers can trace the development of Lake Land Jr College, the expansion of the Oil Field, and rail-side settlements like Gays and Etna.

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40. 1985 Map of Decatur

    

    1985 Decatur

    1985 Print · USGS

    Central Illinois farming and rail hubs thrive in the mid-1980s as Decatur anchors a sprawling network of track and timber. Trace the paths of the Sangamon River and the Illinois Central Gulf RR through old towns like Cerro Gordo and Bement.

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43. 1986 Map of Effingham

    

    1986 Effingham

    1986 Print · USGS

    Central Illinois during the mid-eighties was a hub of rail travel and water recreation centered on the new reservoirs. Genealogists and historians can trace the rural landscape between Mattoon and Effingham, locating landmarks like St Paul Ch and Eagle Creek State Park.

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