Posts in August 15, 2017

Researchers in need of former street names in the United States may wish to look at fire insurance maps. This 1893 map of the courthouse square in Carthage, Illinois, indicated that all four streets surrounding the courthouse were named “Main Street” (with a direction as a part of the name). Today the former “North Main Street” is Main Street. The others have been renamed. More information on the maps: Library of Congress Sanborn Maps for Pennsylvania search Google for “sanborn fire insurance maps” yourstate to find others.