Old Maps of Sullivan County, Indiana for Hiking & Exploration

1. 1908 Map of Clay City

   

   1908 Clay City

   1908 Print · USGS

   Indiana's coal and timber country comes alive in the years before the Great War, showing a landscape defined by deep river valleys and early rail lines. Genealogists can trace hundreds of family sites near Clay City and Center Point, or locate historic gathering places like Wesley Chapel and Roadman School.

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4. 1910 Map of Clay City

   

   1910 Clay City

   1910 Print · USGS

   Clay County at the height of its rail-and-river era shows a landscape shaped by coal transport and agriculture. You can trace the Wabash and Erie Canal, locate the Feederdam Bridge, and find dozens of family-named schoolhouses like Dutch Knob School.

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7. 1917 Map of Birds

   

   1917 Birds

   1917 Print · USGS

   Crawford and Lawrence counties thrive along the Wabash River at the height of the rail era. Genealogists can trace family roots through dozens of local schools like Hazel Dell School and river landings such as Shaws Landing.

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10. 1932 Map of Marshall, 1957 Print

    

    1932 Marshall

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana borderlands of the early 1930s come alive through this survey of the Marshall rail corridor and Wabash River valley. Trace family roots and vanished landmarks like Bohn Ferry, Ziegler Cem, and the Airway Beacon.

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13. 1937 Map of Marshall

    

    1937 Marshall

    1937 Print · USGS

    Clark and Edgar Counties are captured here in the 1930s, showing a landscape of river-bend settlements and dense rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family names through Forsythe Cem, identify remote crossings like Bohn Ferry, or locate lost schoolhouses like Rabbit Ridge Sch.

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16. 1940 Map of Lewis

    

    1940 Lewis

    1940 Print · USGS

    Vigo and Sullivan counties are shown here just before the Second World War as coal mining and rail transport shaped the local economy. Researchers can trace family history through sites like Smith Cem or locate industrial landmarks like the Blackhawk Mine and Brown Jug Corner.

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19. 1940 Map of Linton

    

    1940 Linton

    1940 Print · USGS

    Linton and its surrounding coalfields are captured in the late thirties, showcasing a landscape shaped by heavy industry and rail. Genealogists and historians can locate vanished country landmarks like Morris Chapel, Victoria, and Sassafras Sch among the early Strip Mine sites.

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22. 1940 Map of Jasonville

    

    1940 Jasonville

    1940 Print · USGS

    Jasonville and the surrounding coalfields are captured in the late 1930s, showing a landscape defined by industry and rural community. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Sanderson Cem, Little Flock Ch, and Listen Sch.

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25. 1940 Map of Pimento

    

    1940 Pimento

    1940 Print · USGS

    Vigo and Sullivan Counties are shown in the late 1930s, capturing the rural character of the Indiana prairie before modern development. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks, including Kester Cem, Farmers Chapel, and the settlement of Prairie Creek.

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28. 1942 Map of Fairbanks

    

    1942 Fairbanks

    1942 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County, Indiana, is captured here in the early 1940s as a landscape of river-bend farms and historic family plots. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Harrison Trail or locate ancestral sites like Pogue Cem, Johnson Cem, and the York Ferry river crossing.

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31. 1942 Map of Shelburn

    

    1942 Shelburn

    1942 Print · USGS

    Western Indiana coal and rail life are captured here in the early 1940s, as mining towns thrived along the corridor. Trace local family roots at Ebenezer Cem or explore the rail hubs of Shelburn and Curryville near the Linda Lou Mine.

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34. 1942 Map of Hutton

    

    1942 Hutton

    1942 Print · USGS

    The Indiana-Illinois borderlands along the Wabash River are captured here in the early 1940s, showing a landscape of bayous and ferries. Researchers can trace historic river crossings at Darwin Ferry and locate family burial sites at Shattuck Cem and Lykens Cem.

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37. 1942 Map of Birds, 1958 Print

    

    1942 Birds

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Wabash River valley comes to life in this mid-century survey of the Illinois-Indiana borderlands. Genealogists can locate family lands near Oil Grove or trace ancestors through rural landmarks like Buncombe School and Brightlight Ferry.

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40. 1943 Map of Merom

    

    1943 Merom

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Wabash River bluffs of Sullivan County are documented here during the early years of the war. Researchers can trace family history through several local landmarks like Merom Institute, the Old French Cem, and the river community of Riverton.

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43. 1943 Map of Hymera

    

    1943 Hymera

    1943 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County was a bustling coal corridor in the early 1940s, where heavy rail lines connected numerous active mining sites. Researchers can trace the lineage of small communities and family-named sites like Miner City, Nye Chapel, and the Jackson Hill Mine.

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46. 1943 Map of Carlisle

    

    1943 Carlisle

    1943 Print · USGS

    Southern Sullivan County was a landscape of rail-linked towns and quiet country cemeteries in the years following the Great Depression. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through sites like Odd Fellows Cem or locate the old Shaker Prairie Ch along the Vincennes Tract.

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49. 1943 Map of Sandborn

    

    1943 Sandborn

    1943 Print · USGS

    In the early 1940s, this portion of Knox and Greene Counties was a busy corridor for coal mining and rail transport. Researchers can trace family history through local landmarks like Marco Cem, Pleasant Grove Ch, and the many Strip Mine works near Sponsler.

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52. 1943 Map of Sullivan

    

    1943 Sullivan

    1943 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County during the early 1940s reveals a structured landscape of rail-dependent towns and rural family farmsteads. Researchers can trace the routes of the Illinois Central and locate dozens of local landmarks like Depot Town and Mt Zion Cem.

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55. 1943 Map of Dugger

    

    1943 Dugger

    1943 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County’s coal-mining country is captured here during the 1940s, showing a landscape defined by rail lines and extraction. Researchers can trace family history through local landmarks like Dugger Cem, Center Sch, and small settlements like Caledonia and Jericho.

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58. 1944 Map of Bucktown

    

    1944 Bucktown

    1944 Print · USGS

    The rural borders of Sullivan and Knox counties appear here during the early 1940s as traditional farming life met industrial coal extraction. Genealogists can locate family burial grounds like Land Cem and McDade Cem or rural centers such as Bucktown and Pleasantville.

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61. 1947 Map of Linton

    

    1947 Linton

    1947 Print · USGS

    Greene County is seen during a period of industrial transition in the late 1940s, when coal mining and rail transport defined the local economy. Researchers can locate family-named landmarks and rural hubs such as Wright High Sch, Antioch Ch, and the settlement of Island City.

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64. 1952 Map of Dugger, 1953 Print

    

    1952 Dugger

    1953 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County’s coal country is captured here in the early fifties as surface mining reshaped the Indiana landscape. Researchers can trace the industrial footprint of the Illinois Central railroad alongside local sites like Long Chapel and Woodward Cem.

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67. 1952 Map of Lewis, 1953 Print

    

    1952 Lewis

    1953 Print · USGS

    Vigo and Sullivan counties during the early fifties reveal a landscape transitioning from the canal era to an intensive mining economy. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous landmarks like Fletcher Chapel, Stephens Cem, and the settlement of Lewis.

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70. 1952 Map of Fairbanks, 1953 Print

    

    1952 Fairbanks

    1953 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County and the Wabash River bottomlands are captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural Indiana landscape of bluffs and bayous. Researchers can locate numerous family burial sites like Pound Cem and Riggs Cem or trace the historic Harrison Trail.

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73. 1952 Map of Shelburn, 1953 Print

    

    1952 Shelburn

    1953 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County’s coal and rail landscape is captured here in the early fifties, centered on the corridor between Farmersburg and Shelburn. Genealogists and historians can trace numerous rural landmarks, including Little Flock Cem, Douglas Chapel Ch, and the workings of a local Strip Mine.

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