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1936 Map of Oakland

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Oakland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Oakland and Ashmore anchor this mid-1930s landscape, where the Embarrass River and its many tributaries, including Greasy Creek and Brushy Fork, carve a winding path through the prairie. The map captures a transition in transportation, showing the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and New York Central railroads alongside established local routes like Jack Oak Road.

A dense network of rural infrastructure is preserved here, from the Brushy Fork Town Hall to nearly thirty identified schoolhouses such as Seven Hickory Sch and Egypt Sch. For genealogists, the inclusion of family-named landmarks like Patsy Mitchell Cem and St Omer Cem provides specific points for ancestral research in Seven Hickory and Morgan townships. The map also documents smaller rail stops and crossroads like Hindsboro, Bushton, and Fair Grange before mid-century changes altered the rural school and rail systems.