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

1. 1900 Map of Danville

   

   1900 Danville

   1900 Print · USGS

   Vermilion County at the turn of the century is a bustling rail center defined by the junction of major freight lines and the Vermilion River. Genealogists can trace family footprints in early settlements like Westville, Batestown, and the border community of State Line.

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4. 1950 Map of Danville NE, 1962 Print

   

   1950 Danville NE

   1962 Print · USGS

   Danville and the surrounding Illinois-Indiana borderlands are captured here at a mid-century peak of rail and industry. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous rural institutions like Grange Hall Sch, Spring Hill Cemetery, and the Hopewell Ch.

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7. 1951 Map of Danville NE

   

   1951 Danville NE

   1951 Print · USGS

   The Illinois and Indiana state line comes alive in the early 1950s as Danville's rail-and-road network reaches toward the border. Researchers can trace family history at Oaklawn Cem and Bryley Cem or locate vanished rural schoolhouses like Lamb Sch and Ash Corner Sch.

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10. 1953 Map of Danville, 1965 Print

    

    1953 Danville

    1965 Print · USGS

    Indiana and Illinois crossroads come to life in this mid-century survey as the interstate era begins to reshape the river-and-rail landscape. Genealogists and collectors can trace the historic paths of the Nickel Plate railroad or locate smaller communities like Veedersburg, Goodland, and Bismarck.

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13. 1955 Map of Danville

    

    1955 Danville

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Indiana-Illinois borderlands during the mid-fifties reveal a landscape of thriving rail hubs and university towns. Researchers can trace the legacy of Purdue University, the Tippecanoe Battlefield, and the path of the Pennsylvania RR.

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16. 1956 Map of Danville

    

    1956 Danville

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Indiana and Illinois are captured here as the river-and-rail economy evolved into the modern highway era. Researchers can trace ancestral roots and old transport lines through Logansport, Battle Ground, and the dams at Lake Shafer.

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19. 1966 Map of Danville NE, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Danville NE

    1967 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana borderlands come to life in the mid-1960s as Danville expands toward the state line. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-side settlements like Newell and find several family-named landmarks including Leonard Cem and Bryley Cem.

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22. 1984 Map of Danville, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Danville

    1985 Print · USGS

    Eastern Illinois and western Indiana meet here in the mid-1980s, centered on the river forks and rail lines surrounding the industrial hub of Danville. Researchers can trace old transport routes and rural landmarks like Rossville Junction, Hope Ch, and the Univ of Ill Radio Telescope.

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25. 1987 Map of Danville, 1994 Print

    

    1987 Danville

    1994 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana borderlands thrived in the 1980s as a crossroads of rail commerce and river-fed agriculture. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Danville and Covington while locating landmarks like Spring Hill Cemetery or the Vermilion County Courthouse.

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