1940s Maps of Monroe County, Indiana

1. 1942 Map of Franklin

   

   1942 Franklin

   1942 Print · USGS

   Central Indiana during the early years of the war shows a landscape of established rail towns and growing military installations. Genealogists can trace family names across small settlements like Nineveh, Bean Blossom, and Helmsburg, or locate the Indiana University Observatory.

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4. 1942 Map of Oolitic

   

   1942 Oolitic

   1942 Print · USGS

   Lawrence County limestone country is seen here in the mid-1930s, documenting the early stone industry and rail networks. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Popcorn Cem, Bethel Ch, and industrial sites such as Patton Hill Quarry.

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7. 1946 Map of Belmont, 1960 Print

   

   1946 Belmont

   1960 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Brown County is captured here at a time when remote ridge-top cemeteries and rural schoolhouses still defined the local geography. Genealogists can locate family sites like Brummet Cem, the T C Steele Memorial, and the West Toll House.

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10. 1947 Map of Allens Creek

    

    1947 Allens Creek

    1947 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Monroe County is shown here in the late 1940s, before the landscape was transformed by water management projects. Researchers can trace rural life through numerous country schools and churches, including Allens Creek Sch, Blackwell Ch, and the settlement at Fairfax.

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13. 1947 Map of Unionville

    

    1947 Unionville

    1947 Print · USGS

    Monroe County was a landscape of high ridges and rural valley settlements during the late 1940s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near the Illinois Central rail line and sites like Radientown, Fleener Sch, and Friendship Ch.

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16. 1947 Map of Gosport, 1958 Print

    

    1947 Gosport

    1958 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Owen and Monroe counties are seen here through their winding river valleys and small railroad towns. Researchers can trace the heritage of rural congregations and family lands near Stinesville, Shiloh Ch, and the Chambersville Cem.

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19. 1947 Map of Elkinsville, 1961 Print

    

    1947 Elkinsville

    1961 Print · USGS

    Brown County and Monroe County are captured just after the war, showing the rural way of life along the forks of Salt Creek. Researchers can trace the layout of Elkinsville and Maumee, locating old landmarks like Chambers Bridge and Bethel Ch.

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22. 1948 Map of Hindustan

    

    1948 Hindustan

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Morgan and Monroe county borders were a landscape of deep hollows and high ridges during the late nineteen-forties. Genealogists and hikers can trace old forest homesteads and landmarks like Stepp Cem, Honey Creek Sch, and the Hindustan settlement.

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25. 1948 Map of Morgantown, 1956 Print

    

    1948 Morgantown

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Morgan and Brown County borderlands come to life in the late 1940s, showing the ridge-and-hollow terrain south of Morgantown. Researchers can trace the Illinois Central railroad through Helmsburg or locate rural landmarks like Mt Zion Ch and Bear Creek Cem.

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