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1953 Map of New Windsor

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of New Windsor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

New Windsor and Alpha serve as the primary hubs of activity in this 1950s Illinois landscape, which was later updated with 1970s revisions. The region is defined by the east-west corridor of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, which historically drove the local economy. Agriculture and industry meet south of Alpha, where the Alpha Coal Mine is noted as abandoned, indicating a shift in the local extractive economy.

Several rural landmarks provide valuable points for genealogical research, including the Oakridge School and Alwood Junior High School, alongside the New Windsor Cemetery, Alpha Cemetery, and Oxford Cemetery. The drainage patterns of Pope Creek, North Pope Creek, and Parker Run carve through the townships of Richland Grove, Rivoli, and Oxford, while the Fourth Principal Meridian marks a critical surveying boundary through the center of the sheet.