1949 Map of Hillsboro
USGS Topo · Published 1949About this map
Hillsboro serves as the focal point of this Montgomery County landscape, where the confluence of several railroads shaped the mid-century economy. The New York Central and the New York Chicago and St Louis lines bisect the terrain, connecting industrial nodes like Schram City and Coffeen. Local infrastructure is visible in the presence of the Big Four Reservoir and the nearby Airport, while rural life is anchored by dozens of neighborhood schoolhouses and churches. Family history researchers will find a dense network of burial sites, including the Cress Hill Cem, Hopewell Cem, and Donnellson Cem. The natural drainage is defined by the Middle Fork Shoal Creek and its many tributaries, which provided the necessary water resources for the scattered settlements and the County Farm near the hills of Bald Knob.
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Editions of this 1949 Hillsboro Map
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