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1959 Map of Princeton

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Princeton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Princeton serves as the focal point of this Gibson County survey, showing a well-established community anchored by the central Courthouse and the Southern and Chicago And Eastern Illinois railroads. The town's social fabric is visible through several educational and religious landmarks, including Lowell Sch, Franklin Sch, and St Josephs Ch. To the south and east, the landscape transitions into a mix of industrial and recreational sites, such as the Oil Refinery and a Drive-in Theater, while Baldwin Heights marks a residential expansion of the city limits.

The outlying areas reveal a dense network of family and community history, evidenced by numerous burial grounds like Oddfellows Cemetery and Archer Cem. The southern edge of the map captures the community of Fort Branch and the Durham area, characterized by the Durham Cem and the Chicago And Eastern Illinois rail line. Traces of the region's early history are preserved in the Treaty Boundary line crossing the northern section near Camp Carson.