Here is a handsome antique map of Long Creek and Maroa, Illinois, with Business References for Maroa, from the Atlas of Macon County, published by Warner & Beers, Lakeside Building Cor. of Clark & Adams Sts., Chicago, 1874. Size is approximately 30 inches by 18 inches.
Most houses on this map are identified by the property owner's name. Among the surnames shown in Long Creek: Harpstreit, Rucker, Bacon, Beach, Waggoner, Gripe, Greenfield, Sheets, Bowman, Goodpaster, Gepford, Nesbitt, Lichtenberger, Fetrow, Dresbach, Conky, Merryweather, Brewer, Gillespie, Wallace, Biddle, Carmean, Casner, Biddle, Booker, Souders, Troughber, Outten, Burrows, Bohrer, and many more.
Among the names shown in Maroa: Long, Lowe, Gault, Harris, Hilt, Crocker, Orr, Austin, Hood, Milmine, Baird, Stauffer, Campbell, Brown, Walter, Jones, Axton, Eberhart, Rogers, Stoutenborough.
Number of acres owned is given on most properties.
Also shown: Schoolhouses, Railroads, Cemeteries, Springs, Churches, Sangamon River, Silver Creek, Long Creek, Indiana & Illinois Central Railroad, Flag Stations, Spring, etc.
Condition: Some age spots, stain on right margin, otherwise good. See all scans. This map is larger than my oversized scanner, so see all scans to see all margins.
We mail maps flat, by Priority Mail, in a clear plastic envelope, with a 200 lb test corrugated backer, in a 200 lb test corrugated folder, to get to you safely!
PLEASE NOTE: The scan of the title page is shown to show the source of this map. The title page is NOT included in this auction.