Old Maps of Vandalia, Missouri for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Vandalia with 18 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Vandalia has changed over the decades.


Vandalia, MO maps

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  1. 1890 Map of Louisiana
    1890 Map of Louisiana
    1890 Louisiana
    1890 Print · USGS
    Upper Missouri and Illinois river country in the 1890s is captured here at the height of the steam-rail era. Genealogists can trace family roots through old rural outposts like New Harmony, Prairieville, and the transit hub at Bowling Green.
    5 unique versions available

  2. 1890 Map of Mexico
    1890 Map of Mexico
    1890 Mexico
    1890 Print · USGS
    Mid-Missouri was a bustling junction of rail and river in the late 1880s, where iron rails began to reshape the old prairie. Genealogists can trace family roots in early settlements like Mexico, Laddonia, and the rural community at Shamrock P.O..
    5 unique versions available

  3. 1943 Map of Vandalia, 1972 Print
    1943 Map of Vandalia, 1972 Print
    1943 Vandalia
    1972 Print · USGS
    Missouri's rural heartland is captured here in the 1940s at the junction of Audrain, Pike, and Ralls Counties. Genealogists can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses and churches, including Round Grove Sch, Elm Grove Ch, and the settlement of Madisonville.

  4. 1945 Map of Perry
    1945 Map of Perry
    1945 Perry
    1945 Print · USGS
    Northeast Missouri’s agricultural heartland is documented here in the mid-1940s as the rail era began to fade. Researchers can trace dozens of vanished country schoolhouses like Oakdale Sch and early rural churches including Corinth Ch and Prairie View Ch.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 1945 Map of Vandalia
    1945 Map of Vandalia
    1945 Vandalia
    1945 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Audrain and Pike Counties are shown here at a peak of rural settlement, centered on the rail hub of Vandalia. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools and churches, from New Michigan Sch to Mt Air Ch and Spencerburg.
    3 unique versions available

  6. 1948 Map of Quincy
    1948 Map of Quincy
    1948 Quincy
    1948 Print · USGS
    The Mississippi and Illinois River valleys are captured at a post-war crossroads as rail and river travel met the expanding highway system. Genealogists can trace family settlements from Quincy to Hannibal and smaller towns like Vandalia and Jerseyville.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1956 Map of Quincy, 1967 Print
    1956 Map of Quincy, 1967 Print
    1956 Quincy
    1967 Print · USGS
    The river and rail corridors of the Illinois-Missouri border are documented here during the mid-1950s. Researchers can trace historic river landings and regional transit hubs from Quincy and Hannibal to smaller settlements like Meredosia and Roodhouse.
    3 unique versions available

  8. 1973 Map of Farber, 1975 Print
    1973 Map of Farber, 1975 Print
    1973 Farber
    1975 Print · USGS
    The rail towns of Farber and Vandalia are captured in the early 1970s along the Illinois Central Gulf tracks. Researchers can locate family landmarks including Farber Cem, the Drive-in Theater, and Van-Far High Sch.

  9. 1973 Map of Vandalia, 1977 Print
    1973 Map of Vandalia, 1977 Print
    1973 Vandalia
    1977 Print · USGS
    Vandalia and the surrounding townships were crossroads of rail and utility infrastructure in the early 1970s. Genealogists and historians can locate North Sch, trace the Illinois Central Gulf railroad, or find the New Harmony Cem.

  10. 1986 Map of Mexico
    1986 Map of Mexico
    1986 Mexico
    1986 Print · USGS
    East Central Missouri in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of steady agricultural towns and the expansive waters of Mark Twain Lake. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-side communities like Laddonia and Wellsville or locate family markers at Elwood Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  11. 2012 Map of Vandalia, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Vandalia, 2012 Print
    2012 Vandalia
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Vandalia, including Audrain County, Pike County, and other nearby areas

  12. 2012 Map of Farber, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Farber, 2012 Print
    2012 Farber
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Vandalia, including Farber, Audrain County, and other nearby areas

  13. 2014 Map of Vandalia, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Vandalia, 2014 Print
    2014 Vandalia
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Vandalia, including Audrain County, Pike County, and other nearby areas

  14. 2015 Map of Farber, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Farber, 2015 Print
    2015 Farber
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Vandalia, including Farber, Audrain County, and other nearby areas

  15. 2017 Map of Farber, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Farber, 2017 Print
    2017 Farber
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Vandalia, including Farber, Audrain County, and other nearby areas

  16. 2017 Map of Vandalia, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Vandalia, 2017 Print
    2017 Vandalia
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Vandalia, including Audrain County, Pike County, and other nearby areas

  17. 2021 Map of Vandalia, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Vandalia, 2021 Print
    2021 Vandalia
    2021 Print · USGS
    The community of Vandalia and the neighboring settlement of New Harmony appear here amidst a landscape of agricultural water management and family landmarks. Genealogists can locate burials at Vandalia Cem or trace the drainage of McDowell Br through the tri-county borderlands.

  18. 2021 Map of Farber, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Farber, 2021 Print
    2021 Farber
    2021 Print · USGS
    Settlement and agriculture converge on the Missouri prairie in the 2020s. Researchers can trace local landmarks like Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cem, Alton Lake, and the rural crossroads of Farber and Vandalia.

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