Old Maps of Illmo, Scott City for Academic Research

1. 1934 Map of Morley

   

   1934 Morley

   1934 Print · USGS

   Southeastern Missouri during the 1930s reveals a landscape being reshaped by massive drainage projects. Genealogists can trace family roots at Hunter Sch or locate ancestors in settlements like Morley, Benton, and the rail junction at Brooks Junction.

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4. 1939 Map of Morley, 1942 Print

   

   1939 Morley

   1942 Print · USGS

   Southeast Missouri was undergoing a massive hydrological transformation in the late 1930s as engineers redirected the Whitewater River. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-depot towns like Chaffee and Morley alongside vanished rural landmarks like Bryan Sch and Brooks Junction.

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7. 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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10. 1950 Map of Paducah

    

    1950 Paducah

    1950 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the great midwestern rivers defines this mid-century landscape at the intersection of Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river economy through the hubs of Paducah, Cairo, and Metropolis or locate family roots near the Wildcat Hills.

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13. 1954 Map of Paducah

    

    1954 Paducah

    1954 Print · USGS

    Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky intersect at the great river confluences during this mid-century era of rail and river industry. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots and commerce through river towns like Cairo, Metropolis, and Golconda, or along the tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad.

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16. 1961 Map of Paducah

    

    1961 Paducah

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Lower Ohio Valley at mid-century is a landscape defined by its great rivers and newly formed reservoirs. Researchers can trace the riverfronts of Paducah and Metropolis, or locate smaller settlements like Old Shawneetown and Cave in Rock along the banks.

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19. 1963 Map of Scott City, 1964 Print

    

    1963 Scott City

    1964 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Missouri at the start of the 1960s shows a landscape of engineered drainage and rail-side growth. Trace local history through the streets of Scott City and Ilmo, or find family roots at Ancell Cem and Spradlin Cem.

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22. 1963 Map of Morley, 1968 Print

    

    1963 Morley

    1968 Print · USGS

    Scott County in the early 1960s was a landscape defined by industrial rail lines and significant drainage works like the Headwater Diversion Channel. Researchers can trace rural family roots at Guardian Angel Ch or locate mid-century landmarks like the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport and Marquette Lakes.

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25. 1964 Map of Paducah

    

    1964 Paducah

    1964 Print · USGS

    The river-and-rail corridor of Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky is captured here during the height of the mid-century industrial era. Genealogists and researchers can trace local landmarks across several counties, from the rail yards of Paducah to the waters of Crab Orchard Lake and Kentucky Reservoir.

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28. 1984 Map of Cape Girardeau, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Cape Girardeau

    1985 Print · USGS

    The tri-state junction of Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky in the mid-1980s was a bustling corridor defined by its massive river systems and complex rail lines. Researchers can trace the paths of the Missouri Pacific RR, explore the Shawnee National Forest, or locate small settlements like Marble Hill and Advance.

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31. 1986 Map of Cape Girardeau

    

    1986 Cape Girardeau

    1986 Print · USGS

    The Missouri-Illinois-Kentucky borderlands come into focus in the mid-1980s as the river-and-rail economy shapes the landscape near the Great Rivers confluence. Researchers can trace historic rail lines and old settlements like Gordonville, New Hamburg, and the Trail of Tears State Park.

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34. 1987 Map of Paducah, 1988 Print

    

    1987 Paducah

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Lower Ohio Valley and the Illinois Ozarks come alive in this late twentieth-century regional survey. Genealogists and local historians can trace river-town roots and state park landmarks from Metropolis to Cape Girardeau and Trail of Tears State Park.

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37. 1993 Map of Scott City, 1996 Print

    

    1993 Scott City

    1996 Print · USGS

    The Missouri riverfront near Scott City and Illmo is shown in the early nineties, revealing a landscape defined by massive flood control projects. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Ancell Cem, Clymer Cem, and the old settlement of New Hamburg.

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40. 2021 Map of Scott City, 2021 Print

    

    2021 Scott City

    2021 Print · USGS

    Scott City and Illmo sit at the junction of the Missouri river bottoms and interior hills in the early twenty-first century. Researchers can locate family heritage sites like Saint Augustine Cem, the settlement of New Hamburg, and the Eisleben Lutheran Church Cem.

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