1900s (20th Century) Maps of Keith Township, Illinois

1. 1948 Map of Flora, 1963 Print

   

   1948 Flora

   1963 Print · USGS

   Clay and Wayne counties are shown at their mid-century peak of rural development, centered on the BALTIMORE AND OHIO RR corridor. Local historians can trace dozens of vanished schoolhouses and country churches, from West Seminary Sch to the South Freedom Ch.

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4. 1949 Map of Flora

   

   1949 Flora

   1949 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois during the late 1940s was a landscape defined by the winding Little Wabash River and the busy Baltimore and Ohio RR. Researchers can trace the cultural roots of the region through dozens of local landmarks like Lathrop Chapel, Long Prairie Sch, and Oil Wells near Cisne.

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7. 1952 Map of Xenia, 1954 Print

   

   1952 Xenia

   1954 Print · USGS

   Southern Illinois prairie and farmland are captured here in the early fifties, showing the rural crossroads of Clay and Wayne Counties. Researchers can trace dozens of country schools and family landmarks like Henson Cem, Vickrey Sch, and the Baltimore and Ohio rail line.

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10. 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.

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13. 1962 Map of Belleville

    

    1962 Belleville

    1962 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois in the late fifties reveals a landscape of industrial growth and ancient landmarks before the full expansion of the interstate system. Genealogists can trace family names and rural post offices near Centralia, Salem, and the historic Monks Mound.

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16. 1968 Map of Johnsonville, 1970 Print

    

    1968 Johnsonville

    1970 Print · USGS

    Wayne County in the late 1960s reveals a rural landscape dominated by oil production and state conservation efforts. Trace family history at Johnsonville Cem and Wesley Cem or explore the growth of the Johnsonville Oil Field.

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19. 1970 Map of Enterprise, 1971 Print

    

    1970 Enterprise

    1971 Print · USGS

    Wayne and Clay counties are shown here in the 1970s, a period when the local economy was shaped by the Clay City Oil Field and river bottom farming. Researchers can locate numerous family burial sites and rural landmarks like Enterprise, Laird Cem, and Patterson Ch.

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22. 1970 Map of Cisne, 1972 Print

    

    1970 Cisne

    1972 Print · USGS

    Cisne and the surrounding Wayne County countryside are captured here in the early 1970s, showcasing a landscape where the railroad and oil industry met. Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural burial grounds like Stine Cem and Madden Cem or trace the Baltimore and Ohio rail line past Rinard.

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25. 1986 Map of Olney

    

    1986 Olney

    1986 Print · USGS

    South-central Illinois in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of small agricultural towns linked by historic rail lines and prairie preserves. Trace family roots and vanished rail stops near Kinmundy, the Prairie Chicken Sanctuary, and Salem.

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