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1947 Map of Lewistown

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Lewistown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Lewistown serves as the focal point of this mid-century Fulton County survey, showing the town at a crossroads of rail and river commerce. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Spoon River in the southwest and the industrial presence of a Strip Mine to the northeast. Transportation networks are prominent, including the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad and the Burlington Northern line.

Rural life is meticulously documented through a dense network of country schoolhouses such as Sugar Grove Sch, Hulick Sch, and Oak Grove Sch. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous burial sites, from larger plots like Oak Hill Cem and St Marys Cem to smaller family or community markers like Engle Cem and Saunders Cem. The inclusion of the County Fairgrounds and local spiritual landmarks like McNeil Ch provides a clear view of the social fabric of the era.