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1950s Maps of Belleville, Illinois

Explore 7 historic maps of Belleville from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — 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 Belleville's landscape evolved across the 1950s, 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 1950s, 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 Belleville's history through authentic maps from the 1950s. This is your window into the past.

Belleville, IL maps

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  1. 1954 Map of Freeburg, 1958 Print
    1954 Map of Freeburg, 1958 Print
    1954 Freeburg
    1958 Print · USGS
    Settled farmland and active coal extraction define this part of St. Clair County in the mid-1950s. Genealogists can trace family names at Walnut Hill Cem or St Josephs Cem, while historians can locate the old Turkey Hill Sch and the Strip Mine works.
    3 unique versions available
  4. 1954 Map of French Village, 1959 Print
    1954 Map of French Village, 1959 Print
    1954 French Village
    1959 Print · USGS
    St. Clair County transitions from the industrial floodplain to the bluffs of Belleville and Signal Hill during the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace vanished rural landmarks like Twiss Hill Sch, the early grounds of St Henry College, and the sprawling landscape of Grand Marais State Park.
    5 unique versions available
  7. 1954 Map of Millstadt, 1959 Print
    1954 Map of Millstadt, 1959 Print
    1954 Millstadt
    1959 Print · USGS
    St. Clair County in the mid-fifties exhibits a landscape of rural schoolhouses and active coal extraction. Researchers can trace ancestral locations at Mt Evergreen Cem, find old rural schools like Saxtown Sch, and locate the hamlets of Floraville and Bohleysville.
    3 unique versions available
  10. 1954 Map of O'Fallon, 1959 Print
    1954 Map of O'Fallon, 1959 Print
    1954 O'Fallon
    1959 Print · USGS
    Mid-century St. Clair County thrives as an industrial and rail hub connecting Belleville and O'Fallon. Researchers can trace the legacy of the St Louis and O'Fallon Mine or locate family sites at Oak Hill Cem and Milburn Sch.
    4 unique versions available
  13. 1954 Map of New Athens, 1960 Print
    1954 Map of New Athens, 1960 Print
    1954 New Athens
    1960 Print · USGS
    St. Clair County in the mid-fifties is captured here along the bends of the Kaskaskia River and its tributary rail lines. Genealogists can trace family names at Sturm Cem, Oak Ridge Cem, and rural schoolhouses like Five Points Sch.
  16. 1955 Map of Waterloo, 1960 Print
    1955 Map of Waterloo, 1960 Print
    1955 Waterloo
    1960 Print · USGS
    Monroe and St. Clair counties appear here in the mid-1950s as a thriving landscape of rural schools and rail-side villages. Researchers can trace family sites like St Augustine Cem or locate vanished landmarks such as Saxtown Sch and the Experimental Underground Line.
  19. 1958 Map of Belleville, 1973 Print
    1958 Map of Belleville, 1973 Print
    1958 Belleville
    1973 Print · USGS
    Southern Illinois during the mid-twentieth century reveals a landscape of industrial growth and massive new reservoirs. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Illinois Central RR through towns like Centralia or locate landmarks such as Emerald Mound and the Looking Glass Prairie.
    3 unique versions available
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