1900s (20th Century) Maps of Denmark, Illinois

1. 1910 Map of Murphysboro

   

   1910 Murphysboro

   1910 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois at the turn of the century shows a landscape of busy rail junctions and tight-knit rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Sutter Church, Sodom School, and the early township centers of Oraville and Vergennes.

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4. 1938 Map of Murphysboro, 1958 Print

   

   1938 Murphysboro

   1958 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois in the late thirties is defined here by the busy rail hubs and river bends of the Jackson and Perry county line. Researchers can trace rural lineages through numerous country schoolhouses like Sugar Hill School and Woodward School or old rail junctions at Oraville and Texas Junction.

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7. 1949 Map of Paducah

   

   1949 Paducah

   1949 Print · USGS

   The confluence of the Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers at the close of the 1940s reveals a region bound by water and rail. Researchers can trace historic river landings, timberlands in the Shawnee National Forest, and the coal-mining infrastructure around West Frankfort and Herrin.

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10. 1950 Map of Paducah

    

    1950 Paducah

    1950 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the great midwestern rivers defines this mid-century landscape at the intersection of Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river economy through the hubs of Paducah, Cairo, and Metropolis or locate family roots near the Wildcat Hills.

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13. 1954 Map of Paducah

    

    1954 Paducah

    1954 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky intersect at the great river confluences during this mid-century era of rail and river industry. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots and commerce through river towns like Cairo, Metropolis, and Golconda, or along the tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad.

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16. 1961 Map of Paducah

    

    1961 Paducah

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Lower Ohio Valley at mid-century is a landscape defined by its great rivers and newly formed reservoirs. Researchers can trace the riverfronts of Paducah and Metropolis, or locate smaller settlements like Old Shawneetown and Cave in Rock along the banks.

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19. 1964 Map of Paducah

    

    1964 Paducah

    1964 Print · USGS

    The river-and-rail corridor of Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky is captured here during the height of the mid-century industrial era. Genealogists and researchers can trace local landmarks across several counties, from the rail yards of Paducah to the waters of Crab Orchard Lake and Kentucky Reservoir.

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22. 1968 Map of Ava, 1970 Print

    

    1968 Ava

    1970 Print · USGS

    Southwestern Illinois in the late sixties reveals a landscape of coal-rich hills and quiet rail towns along the Gulf Mobile and Ohio tracks. Researchers can trace family history through numerous rural cemeteries like Evergreen Cem or explore the terrain around Sato and Tater Hill.

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25. 1984 Map of Carbondale, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Carbondale

    1985 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois in the mid-1980s was a crossroads of major rail lines and vast conservation lands centered on Carbondale. Local researchers can trace the development of Southern Illinois University, the Menard Correctional Center, and the many shorelines of Crab Orchard Lake.

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28. 1986 Map of Carbondale

    

    1986 Carbondale

    1986 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois and the Mississippi River valley are captured in the mid-eighties as a landscape of diverse water systems and conservation lands. Researchers can trace the development of Southern Illinois University or locate landmarks like Fort Gage and St Marys Seminary.

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31. 1987 Map of Paducah, 1988 Print

    

    1987 Paducah

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Lower Ohio Valley and the Illinois Ozarks come alive in this late twentieth-century regional survey. Genealogists and local historians can trace river-town roots and state park landmarks from Metropolis to Cape Girardeau and Trail of Tears State Park.

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