
Benton and West Frankfort anchor this detailed study of southern Illinois, where the urban grid of the county seat meets the industrial and agricultural corridors of the Big Muddy River valley. The map reveals a high density of civic and fraternal history, centered on the Franklin County Courthouse and a remarkably thorough network of cemeteries including the Masonic and Oddfellows Cem, the County Poor Farm Cem, and the Lithuanian Cem. These sites, alongside numerous neighborhood burial grounds like Neal Cem and Denning Cem, provide a precise spatial record for genealogical research in Franklin County.
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1909 · West Frankfort
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1910 · Herrin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Duquoin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Herrin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Ina
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · West Frankfort
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Ina
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Paducah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000