1949 Map of Hillsboro

About this map

Montgomery County's industrial and agricultural landscape is captured here in the late 1940s, centered on the county seat of Hillsboro. The era's transportation network is dominated by the New York Central and the St Louis and Chicago railroads, which served as the primary conduits for local trade. Outside the established town limits of Schram City and Coffeen, the map reveals a dense network of country school districts and family cemeteries that defined rural life before mid-century consolidation. Places like Sycamore School and Prairie College Sch stand alongside numerous burial grounds such as Cress Hill Cem and Taylor Cem. The landscape is physically shaped by water management and industry, featuring the Big Four Reservoir and various Gravel Pits along the Shoal Creek drainage system, illustrating the infrastructure supporting this Illinois region during its post-war development.