1960s Maps of Pulaski County, Illinois

1. 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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4. 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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7. 1966 Map of Karnak, 1967 Print

   

   1966 Karnak

   1967 Print · USGS

   The confluence of three counties in southern Illinois comes alive in this mid-sixties survey, showcasing a landscape defined by the drainage of the Cache River. Trace the rail lines of the New York Central through Karnak or locate family sites like Miller Cem and West Eden Ch.

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10. 1966 Map of Cypress, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Cypress

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois river bottoms and rail lines come alive in the mid-1960s as the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad threads through these three-county borderlands. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Masonic Cem, Century Sch, and the unique Charcoal Ovens near White Hill.

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13. 1966 Map of Dongola, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Dongola

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois rail corridors and timberlands meet in the mid-1960s as two major lines converge near the Cache River. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Butter Ridge Cem, Mt Pisgah Ch, and the rural community of Wetaug.

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16. 1966 Map of Bandana, 1968 Print

    

    1966 Bandana

    1968 Print · USGS

    Life along the Ohio River in the 1960s centered on riverside landings and small agricultural hubs like Bandana and Monkeys Eyebrow. Researchers can trace family history through local landmarks like Ragland Sch and numerous cemeteries including Miles Cem and Hitchcock Cem.

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19. 1967 Map of Cairo, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Cairo

    1968 Print · USGS

    Cairo and the river confluence are captured in the late sixties, showing a major rail-and-river hub at its peak. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Lincoln Sch, Thistlewood Cemetery, and the Mound City National Cem.

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22. 1967 Map of Pulaski, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Pulaski

    1968 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois in the late 1960s was defined by the Illinois Central rail line and the bottomlands of the Cache River. Family historians can trace rural landmarks from Old Shiloh Cem and Pryortown to True Light Ch.

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25. 1967 Map of Cache, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Cache

    1968 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Missouri borderlands along the Mississippi River are captured here in the late sixties, showing a landscape shaped by river engineering and rail. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like Bumgard Cem or locate the old Indian Mound near Willard.

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28. 1967 Map of Olmsted, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Olmsted

    1968 Print · USGS

    The Ohio River corridor comes alive in this 1960s survey of the Illinois-Kentucky border, showing the river-and-rail economy of the day. Genealogists can locate family sites like Lyerly Cem and Bethlehem Cem or trace the New York Central tracks through Olmsted.

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31. 1967 Map of Tamms, 1968 Print

    

    1967 Tamms

    1968 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois in the late sixties shows a landscape of river-bottom commerce and rail junctions near the Cache River. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like Miller Cem, the Honey School, and the community of Unity.

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