1940s Maps of Vigo County, Indiana

1. 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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4. 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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7. 1941 Map of Seelyville

   

   1941 Seelyville

   1941 Print · USGS

   Vigo County at the start of the 1940s shows the industrial expansion of Terre Haute toward Seelyville. Trace family roots at Highland Lawn Cemetery or locate old industrial sites like the Binkley Mine and the Central Canal (Abandoned).

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10. 1941 Map of Terre Haute

    

    1941 Terre Haute

    1941 Print · USGS

    Terre Haute and the Wabash River valley are shown in high detail just before the mid-century industrial boom. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through dozens of named sites like Toad Hop, Woodlawn Cemetery, and Gerstmeyer High School.

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13. 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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16. 1942 Map of Dennison

    

    1942 Dennison

    1942 Print · USGS

    The Illinois-Indiana border comes alive in the early 1940s as the high bluffs of Clark County descend toward the Wabash River. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural landscape of South Vigo and old routes like National Road and Darwin Road.

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19. 1947 Map of Paris, 1967 Print

    

    1947 Paris

    1967 Print · USGS

    Post-war Edgar County and the Indiana borderlands are captured here at a time when rural schoolhouses and small family cemeteries still marked nearly every section. Genealogists can locate Edgar Cem, the Old Indian Boundary Line, and dozens of local schools like Plum Grove Sch.

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22. 1948 Map of Terre Haute

    

    1948 Terre Haute

    1948 Print · USGS

    Terre Haute and its riverfront neighborhoods are shown here in the late 1940s, just as the regional rail and coal economy reached its peak. Researchers can trace the dense urban grid of schools and churches, find the old Duane Yards, or locate the site of Toad Hop across the Wabash River.

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25. 1949 Map of Paris

    

    1949 Paris

    1949 Print · USGS

    Eastern Illinois and the Indiana borderlands are captured here in the late 1940s, centered on the rail hub of Paris. Researchers can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses and family cemeteries, including St Aloysius Ch, Edgar Cem, and the path of the Old Indian Boundary Line.

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