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Old Maps of Moultrie County, Illinois for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Moultrie County with 117 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
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These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Moultrie County has changed over the decades.

Moultrie County, IL maps

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  1. 1929 Map of Decatur, 1965 Print
    1929 Map of Decatur, 1965 Print
    1929 Decatur
    1965 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois during the mid-twentieth century reveals a landscape defined by the expansion of Lake Decatur and a busy rail network. Researchers can trace dozens of rural schools like Blue Door Sch and landmarks including Decatur Airport.
  4. 1933 Map of Decatur
    1933 Map of Decatur
    1933 Decatur
    1933 Print · USGS
    The rail-and-river hub of Decatur is captured here in the early thirties, showing a landscape defined by industrial growth and rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Antioch Ch or dozens of local schoolhouses including Blue Door Sch and Mound Sch.
    3 unique versions available
  7. 1934 Map of Mattoon, 1967 Print
    1934 Map of Mattoon, 1967 Print
    1934 Mattoon
    1967 Print · USGS
    The rail hubs and rural townships of East Central Illinois are captured here in the mid-1930s. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Mattoon and Neoga while locating family landmarks like Old Bethel Ch or the Little Brick Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1935 Map of Arcola
    1935 Map of Arcola
    1935 Arcola
    1935 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois farming communities thrived along the Illinois Central and Pennsylvania rail lines in the 1930s. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Yoder Cem, Quinn Chapel, and Pulltight Sch.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1935 Map of Sullivan
    1935 Map of Sullivan
    1935 Sullivan
    1935 Print · USGS
    Mid-depression Moultrie County is captured here as a thriving network of small school districts and railroad sidings. Genealogists can trace family roots through dozens of local landmarks like Stringtown Sch, the Masonic Home, and Campfield Cem.
    3 unique versions available
  16. 1937 Map of Mattoon
    1937 Map of Mattoon
    1937 Mattoon
    1937 Print · USGS
    The rail hubs of Mattoon and Neoga are shown in the late 1930s, surrounded by a dense network of country schools and family cemeteries. Trace ancestral roots at Aetna Etna PO, Johnstown, or the many rural schoolhouses like South Loxa Sch.
    3 unique versions available
  19. 1940 Map of Sullivan
    1940 Map of Sullivan
    1940 Sullivan
    1940 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois is seen here just before the Second World War, showing a landscape defined by small townships and an extensive rail network. Genealogists and local researchers can locate dozens of country schools like Hewitt Sch and Titus Sch, or trace family sites such as Wright Cem and the Masonic Home.
    2 unique versions available
  22. 1940 Map of Arcola
    1940 Map of Arcola
    1940 Arcola
    1940 Print · USGS
    The Douglas and Coles County borderlands come alive in this pre-war portrait of central Illinois agricultural life. Researchers can trace dozens of rural school sites such as Pulltight Sch and Little Red Sch, alongside old rail corridors like the Illinois Central.
  25. 1947 Map of Stewardson, 1965 Print
    1947 Map of Stewardson, 1965 Print
    1947 Stewardson
    1965 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Shelby County is mapped here as a thriving agricultural landscape defined by its rural schools and rail junctions. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Rincker Cem and East Salem School, or trace the rail lines through Stewardson.
  28. 1949 Map of Stewardson
    1949 Map of Stewardson
    1949 Stewardson
    1949 Print · USGS
    Shelby and Moultrie counties thrive as a vital rail and farming hub at the close of the 1940s. Researchers can locate dozens of country landmarks like Jordan Chapel, Rincker Cem, and North Liberty Sch along the region's busy rail lines.
    2 unique versions available
  31. 1949 Map of Dalton City
    1949 Map of Dalton City
    1949 Dalton City
    1949 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois agriculture and rail transit are documented here just after the war, showing the dense network of one-room schools and country churches. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Sanner Chapel, New Hope Cem, and Penn Consolidated Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  34. 1950 Map of Tuscola, 1952 Print
    1950 Map of Tuscola, 1952 Print
    1950 Tuscola
    1952 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Douglas and Champaign Counties are mapped here at a time when the rural school system was fading into history. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous markers like Stewart Sch, Macedonia Ch, and Bailey Memorial Cem.
    4 unique versions available
  37. 1955 Map of Bement, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Bement, 1956 Print
    1955 Bement
    1956 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois prairie life revolved around rail junctions and rural townships in the mid-1950s. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Willow Branch Cem or Asbury Ch, while following the lines of the Wabash and Baltimore and Ohio railroads.
    2 unique versions available
  40. 1958 Map of Decatur, 1971 Print
    1958 Map of Decatur, 1971 Print
    1958 Decatur
    1971 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois in the mid-twentieth century shows a landscape defined by industrial rail hubs and the creation of large reservoirs. Researchers can trace historic corridors like the Penn Central or locate landmarks such as Lincoln Log Cabin State Park and Lake Springfield.
    3 unique versions available
  43. 1961 Map of Decatur
    1961 Map of Decatur
    1961 Decatur
    1961 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois in the late fifties was a bustling corridor of rail lines and prairie commerce centered on the state capital. Genealogists and historians can trace the intricate connections between Springfield, Decatur, and dozens of smaller settlements like Nokomis and Arcola.
    2 unique versions available
  46. 1967 Map of Long Creek, 1968 Print
    1967 Map of Long Creek, 1968 Print
    1967 Long Creek
    1968 Print · USGS
    Macon County transitioned from heavy rail-and-river industry to suburban growth in the late sixties. Researchers can trace historic family burial sites at Ridge Cem, follow the Baltimore and Ohio tracks, or locate old schools like Salem Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  49. 1975 Map of Tuscola SW, 1977 Print
    1975 Map of Tuscola SW, 1977 Print
    1975 Tuscola SW
    1977 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Illinois farmland is captured in sharp detail during the autumn of 1975, showing the structured grid of the heartland. Genealogists and local historians can trace the exact footprints of homes and buildings in Atwood and Garrett or follow the banks of the Kaskaskia River.
  52. 1975 Map of Bement SE, 1977 Print
    1975 Map of Bement SE, 1977 Print
    1975 Bement SE
    1977 Print · USGS
    Piatt County farmland is captured in sharp aerial detail during the mid-seventies, showing the precise layout of the central Illinois agricultural grid. Researchers can trace the development of small rural centers like Hammond and Pierson among the fields near Lake and Fork.
  55. 1981 Map of Windsor, 1982 Print
    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.
  58. 1983 Map of Hammond
    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.
  61. 1983 Map of La Place
    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.
  64. 1983 Map of Cooks Mills
    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.
  67. 1983 Map of Arthur
    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.
  70. 1983 Map of Sullivan
    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.
  73. 1983 Map of Lovington
    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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