Woodford County, Illinois Combined Atlases 1865, 1873, 1893, 1912, 1920

Description

A 2020 reprint of the:
Woodford County Plat Map of 1865
Atlas of Woodford County, Illinois  1873
Plat Book of Woodford County, Illinois 1893
Standard Atlas of Woodford County, Illinois  1912
Atlas and Plat book of Woodford County, Illinois  1920

 Sponsored by the Woodford County, Illinois Historical Society.

Four books that are very important to the Society are the large atlases of Woodford County for 1873, 1893, 1912, and 1920. In 1990 the Society set about to make the four books available in one volume, reducing the physical size to a more manageable 11.5”x 14.5”. Only 100 were printed and they were immediately sold out.

Over the years the red 4-in-1 Atlas and Plat Book has remained one of the most desirable of any of the books we have printed. Unfortunately, due to the small number originally printed, almost the only way to get a copy was  from a deceased member whose family donated it to the Society. Generally copies so attained were sold very quickly and there was often a waiting list.

When a map of the county that was printed in 1865 was discovered  in 2019. It wasn’t in the best of shape, but it was certainly the earliest map we had ever seen. We set about looking into the possibility of printing a new atlas with the 1865 map included. After months of work, the 5-in-1 Atlas was assembled, printed and made available to the public.