1940s Maps of White County, Illinois

1. 1940 Map of Carmi, 1965 Print

   

   1940 Carmi

   1965 Print · USGS

   The river-and-rail hub of Carmi and the surrounding White County prairies are documented here just before the mid-century. Researchers can trace rural family roots through dozens of named sites like Miller Cem, Stokes Chapel, and Williams Sch.

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4. 1941 Map of Enfield, 1968 Print

   

   1941 Enfield

   1968 Print · USGS

   White and Hamilton counties in the early 1940s were defined by a vast network of rural school districts and rail-connected hamlets. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks, from the Burnt Prairie P O to the McIntosh Cem and Wildcat Sch.

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7. 1943 Map of Carmi

   

   1943 Carmi

   1943 Print · USGS

   White County, Illinois, is captured during the early 1940s at a critical rail and river junction. Genealogists and researchers can locate scores of rural schools and churches, from Stokes Chapel and Sylvan Glen Sch to the Baptist Orphanage near Carmi.

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10. 1943 Map of Albion, 1969 Print

    

    1943 Albion

    1969 Print · USGS

    Edwards County and its neighbors are captured here in the 1940s, showing a landscape defined by the winding Little Wabash River and the Southern rail line. Genealogists can locate numerous rural landmarks like Wanbor Cem, Samsville, and the Curtisville Sch.

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13. 1944 Map of Enfield

    

    1944 Enfield

    1944 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Illinois in the early 1940s is defined here by a dense grid of rural schools and the intersection of major rail lines. Researchers can trace ancestral locations through the dozens of named institutions like McIntosh Settlement, Asbury Ch, and Trousdale Sch.

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16. 1946 Map of Albion

    

    1946 Albion

    1946 Print · USGS

    Edwards and Wayne Counties are shown in the mid-1940s as a thriving network of rural school districts and small rail towns. Genealogists can trace family homesteads near Albion and Bone Gap or locate vanished landmarks like Blacks Store and Beech Bluff Sch.

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19. 1948 Map of Fairfield

    

    1948 Fairfield

    1948 Print · USGS

    Wayne County is captured in the late 1940s as a thriving network of small rail towns and rural school districts. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Pure Gold Sch, the Crews Cem, or the rail junction at Fairfield.

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22. 1949 Map of Paducah

    

    1949 Paducah

    1949 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers at the close of the 1940s reveals a region bound by water and rail. Researchers can trace historic river landings, timberlands in the Shawnee National Forest, and the coal-mining infrastructure around West Frankfort and Herrin.

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25. 1949 Map of New Haven, 1958 Print

    

    1949 New Haven

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois and the Indiana borderlands are captured here in the late 1940s, highlighting the intricate river-and-rail landscape at the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio. Genealogists and historians can trace old homesteads and post offices like Concord Emma PO, Ridgway, and New Haven.

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