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(Illinois - Oil) Salem, Marion Co., Illinois Place Published: Houston, TX Publisher: The Texas Company Date Published: Oct. 29, 1937 Description: Blue line cadastral oil map, colored to indicate oil claims, with owner's names neatly ink in, some later pencil names added (not so neat). On drafting linen, sheet size 95x85.5 cm (37½x33¾"). Rare Illinois oil boom map. The boom began in early 1937, and was centered in Marion, Richland, Clay, and Fayette counties. By the end of 1937, there were 200 new producing wells in Illinois, 85 in Marion County. The map was produced by Texaco (The Texas Oil Co.), Houston, TX. The company’s logo is on the cartouche of the map. The Texaco Co. had more leases than any other oil companies named. It is a working map, with pencil notes of the different oil company leases, boundaries, etc. The Texas Co. located commercial amounts of oil close to Salem, within Marion County, in an area that was originally suspected to be dry. By 1939, this field ranked 7th in the United States for daily oil production. There are other companies’ leases shown, such as Gulf, Sherman Oil, Shell, Ohio Oil Co., Superior Oil, etc. The Illinois oil sector remained a strong economic and industrial force for the next 50 years, until the mid-80s. No examples of the map are listed in OCLC. Condition: Normal wear from usage; very good. Item#: 353523a Headline: Rare Illinois oil boom map 1937