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1951 Map of Middleburg

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Middleburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Middleburg serves as a central point of interest in this early 1950s depiction of the Hardeman County landscape, where the Illinois Central railroad cuts a diagonal line through the topography. The map illustrates a rural society organized around small community hubs like Hickory Valley and Van Buren, each linked by a network of unimproved roads and creek crossings.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of local institutions, including the Good Shepherd Cem near Middleburg and the Avent Cem further south. The distribution of small schools such as Mathews Sch and Sugar Hill Sch highlights the era's decentralized educational system. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Pleasant Run and Spring Creek, which are fed by numerous smaller tributaries like Snow Creek and Daily Creek, dictating the placement of the area's many churches and family cemeteries.