1910s Maps of Colfax Township, Iowa

Explore 7 historic maps of Colfax Township from the 1910s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1910s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Colfax Township, IA maps

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  1. 1911 Map of Madrid, 1958 Print
    1911 Map of Madrid, 1958 Print
    1911 Madrid
    1958 Print · USGS
    Boone and Dallas counties appear here in the early twentieth century as a busy corridor of river-valley agriculture and rail transit. Researchers can trace dozens of early rural school sites like Hull School and Gildea School alongside the path of the Inter-Urban Railway.

  2. 1911 Map of Slater, 1960 Print
    1911 Map of Slater, 1960 Print
    1911 Slater
    1960 Print · USGS
    Central Iowa at the dawn of the twentieth century was a landscape of rail-driven prairie towns and a schoolhouse at nearly every mile. Genealogists can trace the rural roots of local families through specific sites like Nip-and-tuck School, Polk City Junction, and Huxley.

  3. 1912 Map of Ames, 1956 Print
    1912 Map of Ames, 1956 Print
    1912 Ames
    1956 Print · USGS
    Story and Hamilton counties appear here in the early twentieth century as a thriving network of rail-side towns and rural school districts. Researchers can trace the grounds of Iowa State College or find vanished schoolhouses like Tiernagel School and Hobbs School.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1913 Map of Slater
    1913 Map of Slater
    1913 Slater
    1913 Print · USGS
    Central Iowa's farm country and rail corridors are captured here just before the First World War, showing a landscape tightly knit by steam and electric lines. Genealogists can locate dozens of neighborhood landmarks like Nip-and-tuck School, the Sydnes School, and the early plats of Slater and Huxley.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1914 Map of Madrid
    1914 Map of Madrid
    1914 Madrid
    1914 Print · USGS
    Central Iowa's river valleys and prairie townships come alive in the decade before the Great War, showing a landscape defined by rail lines and rural schoolhouses. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through specific landmarks like Madrid, Woodward, and the Marcy Center School.
    3 unique versions available

  6. 1914 Map of Ames
    1914 Map of Ames
    1914 Ames
    1914 Print · USGS
    Story County at the start of the twentieth century was a landscape of fertile farmland and burgeoning rail towns like Story City and Ames. Genealogists and researchers can trace the precise locations of dozens of country schoolhouses, including Zenorville School and Espeland School, alongside the grounds of Iowa State College.
    3 unique versions available

  7. 1916 Map of Boone
    1916 Map of Boone
    1916 Boone
    1916 Print · USGS
    Boone and the Des Moines River valley appear here in the decade before the Great War, showing a landscape defined by deep river bluffs and heavy rail traffic. Genealogists can locate dozens of named rural schools such as Incline School and Coal Valley School, or trace the riverside streets of Moingona and Fraser.
    3 unique versions available

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