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Greater Evansville and Vanderburgh Co 1946 Street Map

This street map of greater Evansville and Vanderburg (misspelled wihout the "H") is from 1946. The far north and south sections of the county appear as insets. It is labelled as a polyconic projection map so you can see with concentric circles the distance from downtown.

Part 1 - Northern half of Vanderburgh County (inset), part of key
Part 2 - Southern half of Vanderburgh County (inset), rest of key
Part 3 - Middle left
Part 4 - Middle right
Part 5 - Lower left, including northwest downtown
Part 6 - Lower right, including southeast downtown
Index - Street Index of Evansville, Henderson (KY), and Vanderburg County

Notes

  • The neighborhoods Nisbet, St Wendell, Armstrong, St Joseph, Hornville, Stacer, Inglefield, Darmstadt, Earl, Daylight, and McCutchanville appear in the northern part of the county (Sheet 1)
  • The neighborhoods Cypress and Rahm Station appear in the southern part of the county (Sheet 2)
  • The neighborhoods Highland, Kasson, Avondale, Blankenburg, Lamasco, Independence, Westside, Perry Heights, Tekoppel, and northwest downtown appear on the map (Sheet 3)
  • The neighborhoods Lost Bend, Garden City, Rosedale, Hebron Heights appear on the map (Sheet 4)
  • The neighborhoods Howell, Lyle, Big Eddy and southeast downtown appear on the map (Sheet 5)
  • The neighborhoods Eastside, Villa Sites, Caze appear on the map (Sheet 6)
  • St Joseph in the county not quite accurate spot Other points of interest important enough to include in index Tupman Cemetery US Marine Hospital Three Mile Island Rahm School Rose Hill Cemetery Protestant Home Pigeon Creek Southern Hospital for the Insane South Fork Big Creek

    Courtesy Wells Library Map Collections, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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