1943 Map of Greenup

About this map

Embarrass River meanders through the heart of the Cumberland and Jasper county borderlands, defining a landscape of deep drainage and small-scale agriculture during the early 1940s. The village of Greenup serves as a primary hub, situated at the intersection of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Illinois Central lines. This rail-and-river network supported a dense grid of rural institutions, from the Universalist Ch and Bethany Ch to specialized local schoolhouses like Water Oak Sch and Baumgartner Sch. The map reveals a transition from the river bottomlands to the surrounding prairie uplands, where the density of cemeteries such as Washington Cem and Kibler Cem marks the long-settled family homesteads of the region. This 1943 edition reflects a moment before the widespread consolidation of rural schools and the reconfiguration of the local road network.