Illinois historical topo maps
Cartahaven has 499 historical topo maps of Illinois, all free. These are the USGS 15-minute (1:62,500) quadrangles from the mid-1900s: old roads, mines, homesteads, rail lines and place names that newer maps leave off.
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Albion, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1943)

Albion, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1946)

Alexis, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1923)

Alexis, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1925)

Altenburg, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1918)

Alto Pass, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1924)

Alto Pass, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1947)

Alto Pass, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1949)

Alton, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1927)

Alton, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1934)

Alton, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1955)

Amboy, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1951)

Annapolis, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956)

Annawan, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1929)

Annawan, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1932)

Arcola, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1935)

Arcola, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1940)

Arenzville, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1929)

Arenzville, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1932)

Arrowsmith, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1952)

Ashley, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1943)

Ashley, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1946)

Assumption, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1952)

Augusta, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1946)

Augusta, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1949)

Avon, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1915)

Avon, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1944)

Baldwin, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1912)

Baldwin, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1914)

Baldwin, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1942)

Barrington, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1923)

Barrington, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1935)

Barrington, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1961)

Barry, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1931)

Barry, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1936)

Barry, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1944)

Beardstown, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1926)

Beardstown, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1944)

Belleville, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1907)

Belvidere, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1918)

Belvidere, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1944)

Bement, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1955)

Birds, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1917)

Birds, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1942)

Bradford, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1945)

Breese, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1906)

Breese, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1907)

Brighton, IL
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1925)