1930s Maps of Peoria County, Illinois

Explore 5 historic maps of Peoria County from the 1930s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1930s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Peoria County's landscape evolved across the 1930s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1930s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
  • Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
  • View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.

Start exploring Peoria County's history through authentic maps from the 1930s. This is your window into the past.


Peoria County, IL maps

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  1. 1930 Map of Glasford
    1930 Map of Glasford
    1930 Glasford
    1930 Print · USGS
    Central Illinois river towns and upland prairie farms thrive in the late twenties between the Illinois River and Hanna City. Researchers can trace old coal operations at Baxter Mine or locate family roots at Penn Ridge Ch and Union Cemetery.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1932 Map of Dunlap
    1932 Map of Dunlap
    1932 Dunlap
    1932 Print · USGS
    North of Peoria in the late nineteenth century, the prairie landscape was being reshaped by a dense network of competing rail lines. Trace old homesteads and vanished stops like Orange Prairie and Wady Petra along the Illinois River bluffs.

  3. 1933 Map of Dunlap
    1933 Map of Dunlap
    1933 Dunlap
    1933 Print · USGS
    Peoria County's agricultural heartland and river bluffs are captured here between the world wars, when coal mines and early airfields sat alongside rural hamlets. Family historians can locate dozens of country schools, family-named cemeteries like Dickison Cem, and the historic Evans Mill Bridge.

  4. 1937 Map of Metamora
    1937 Map of Metamora
    1937 Metamora
    1937 Print · USGS
    The Illinois River valley and its complex network of sloughs and lakes define this Depression-era portrait of Woodford and Marshall counties. You can trace early 20th-century rural life through dozens of named schoolhouses like Hytex Sch and local landmarks such as Lourdes Ch or the County Home.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1937 Map of Dunlap
    1937 Map of Dunlap
    1937 Dunlap
    1937 Print · USGS
    Peoria County and its river bluffs are shown in the 1930s as a vital transportation hub of railroads and early airfields. Researchers can trace rural lineages through the many schools and burial grounds like Lawn Ridge Cem, Prospect Cem, and Hazel Dell Sch.
    3 unique versions available

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