1932 Map of Jacksonville

About this map

Jacksonville serves as the bustling regional hub of Morgan County on this 1930s-era landscape, where the Wabash and Alton railroad lines intersect. The map reveals an exceptionally dense network of rural education, documenting dozens of named schoolhouses like Brush College and Douglas Institute that served local farmsteads before district consolidation. Beyond the city grid of South Jacksonville, the terrain transitions into the creek-carved bottomlands of the Mauvaisterre and Apple Creek systems. These drainages are dotted with small social centers such as Nortonville and Pisgah, often anchored by local congregations like Salem Church or Providence Church. For genealogists, the map is a detailed record of local family history, preserving the locations of the Whitlock Cem and Spencer Cem alongside isolated rural landmarks such as Sulphur Springs School and Science Hill School.