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1943 Map of Casey

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Casey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

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Martinsville and Casey anchor this mid-century landscape where agriculture, transportation, and early energy infrastructure converged. The Pennsylvania RR railroad cuts a diagonal line across the terrain, serving the commercial centers and the industrial footprint of the Tank Farm located just northwest of Martinsville. This facility, along with the nearby settlement of Oilfield, points to the region's historical connection to the Illinois oil basin.

A dense network of country schools and rural churches, such as Abraham Lincoln Sch and Willis Chapel, illustrates the social fabric of the 1930s and 40s. The topographic detail captures a transition from the level uplands to the dissected drainages of North Fork and Bluegrass Creek. Unique landmarks like the Airway Beacon and Twin Bridges provide specific touchpoints for local historians and genealogists tracing family footprints near Connelly Ford or the many small cemeteries dotting the township boundaries.