1980s Maps of Stark County, Illinois

Explore 12 historic maps of Stark County from the 1980s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1980s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Stark County, IL maps

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  1. 1982 Map of Edelstein, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Edelstein, 1983 Print
    1982 Edelstein
    1983 Print · USGS
    Peoria County farming communities thrived along the rail corridors of central Illinois during the early nineteen-eighties. Genealogists can locate several family-named burial sites like Hitchcock Cem and Prospect Cem or trace the Old Railroad Grade near the village of Stark.

  2. 1982 Map of Laura, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Laura, 1983 Print
    1982 Laura
    1983 Print · USGS
    The Spoon River valley at the start of the 1980s reveals a landscape of industrial strip mining and quiet rural hamlets. Local historians can trace rail history along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and locate family sites at French Grove Cem or Elmore.

  3. 1982 Map of Princeville, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Princeville, 1983 Print
    1982 Princeville
    1983 Print · USGS
    Peoria County's agricultural heartland is documented here in the early eighties, showcasing the vital rail junction at Princeville. Researchers can locate old burial grounds like Stringtown Cem and trace the paths of the Burlington Northern and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads.

  4. 1983 Map of Castleton, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Castleton, 1984 Print
    1983 Castleton
    1984 Print · USGS
    Stark County farm country is captured here during the early eighties, showing the steady rhythm of rural life across Penn and Valley townships. Researchers can trace family history at Eagleston Cem or locate the old Burlington Northern and Chicago and North Western rail lines.

  5. 1983 Map of Wyoming, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Wyoming, 1984 Print
    1983 Wyoming
    1984 Print · USGS
    Small-town Illinois life and prairie agriculture define the landscape in the early 1980s. Researchers can trace family sites at St Dominics Cem and Sheets Cem or follow the Burlington Northern line between Toulon and Wyoming.

  6. 1983 Map of Bradford, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Bradford, 1984 Print
    1983 Bradford
    1984 Print · USGS
    Stark County and Bureau County agriculture and rail networks are well-defined in the early 1980s. Researchers can trace family history through sites like St Johns Cem and Smith Cem or explore the rail hubs of Bradford and Lombardville.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1983 Map of Kewanee South, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Kewanee South, 1984 Print
    1983 Kewanee South
    1984 Print · USGS
    Kewanee and the surrounding prairies of Henry and Stark Counties are shown in the early 1980s as the city expands southward into Wethersfield. Researchers can trace local genealogy and civic growth through sites like Evergreen Memory Garden, Visitation School, and the Burlington Northern rail line.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1983 Map of La Fayette, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of La Fayette, 1984 Print
    1983 La Fayette
    1984 Print · USGS
    Settlement patterns and rural life in Stark County are documented here in the early 1980s. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like McClenahan Cem and trace the Old Railroad Grade near La Fayette.

  9. 1983 Map of Elmira, 1984 Print
    1983 Map of Elmira, 1984 Print
    1983 Elmira
    1984 Print · USGS
    Stark County's agricultural and mining landscape is captured here in the early eighties as rural life centered around the Spoon River. Researchers can locate ancestral sites at Osceola Cem and trace the small-town footprints of Elmira and Modena.

  10. 1985 Map of Kewanee
    1985 Map of Kewanee
    1985 Kewanee
    1985 Print · USGS
    North-central Illinois in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of river-valley industry and prairie transit. Researchers can trace family roots through Evergreen Memory Garden or follow the historic Hennepin Canal past Tiskilwa and Wyanet.
    2 unique versions available

  11. 1985 Map of Peoria
    1985 Map of Peoria
    1985 Peoria
    1985 Print · USGS
    The Illinois River valley and the Tri-County area are captured here in the mid-1980s as industry and infrastructure reshaped the heart of the state. Researchers can trace the grounds of Jubilee College, locate the Stark Mine near Elmwood, or follow the busy tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.

  12. 1989 Map of Peoria
    1989 Map of Peoria
    1989 Peoria
    1989 Print · USGS
    The Illinois River valley thrived as a regional center of industry, education, and transport during the late eighties. Researchers can trace the extensive rail networks of the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway or locate landmarks like Bradley University and the Peoria Air National Guard Base.

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