1900s (20th Century) Maps of Gowrie Township, Iowa

1. 1954 Map of Fort Dodge, 1968 Print

   

   1954 Fort Dodge

   1968 Print · USGS

   Northwest Iowa is shown here during a period of steady industrial and rail activity in the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace the extensive rail lines connecting Fort Dodge to mining and manufacturing sites like Gypsum and Industry Station.

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4. 1957 Map of Fort Dodge

   

   1957 Fort Dodge

   1957 Print · USGS

   West-central Iowa thrived as a network of rail-linked agricultural hubs and river towns during the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace the development of the Des Moines River valley and locate historic landmarks in Fort Dodge, Storm Lake, and Lehigh.

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7. 1958 Map of Fort Dodge

   

   1958 Fort Dodge

   1958 Print · USGS

   Western Iowa in the mid-1950s reveals a productive landscape of river-valley industry and prairie agricultural hubs. Researchers can trace the development of the Des Moines River corridor through Fort Dodge and locate vanished local landmarks near Coalville or Storm Lake.

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10. 1962 Map of Jefferson, 1964 Print

    

    1962 Jefferson

    1964 Print · USGS

    Greene County agriculture and rail commerce are at their peak in the early sixties as steam gives way entirely to diesel. Genealogists can locate family plots at Golgotha Cem, trace the rural North Sch, or explore the wetland edges of Goose Lake State Preserve.

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13. 1965 Map of Farnhamville, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Farnhamville

    1966 Print · USGS

    Calhoun and Webster counties appear in the mid-1960s as a productive agricultural engine shaped by rail lines and drainage projects. Researchers can trace family sites near Cedar Cem, the small elevator town of Slifer, or the early Old Railroad Grade.

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16. 1965 Map of Gowrie, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Gowrie

    1966 Print · USGS

    Gowrie and Callender are captured in the mid-1960s at the height of their importance as a tri-railroad junction. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and locate local landmarks like Danish Cem and Peterson Airport.

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19. 1985 Map of Carroll

    

    1985 Carroll

    1985 Print · USGS

    West-Central Iowa in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of highly engineered farmland and river-valley conservation. Researchers can trace the drainage patterns of Purgatory Creek or locate local landmarks like Dolliver Memorial State Park and the rail-junction town of Gowrie.

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22. 1985 Map of Churdan

    

    1985 Churdan

    1985 Print · USGS

    This Greene County community is captured in the mid-1980s as its rail-dependent past began to shift into the modern era. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Old Railroad Grade near Adaza or locate family plots at Highland Cem.

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25. 1986 Map of Paton

    

    1986 Paton

    1986 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Greene County comes into focus in this Iowa farm country survey where the Chicago and North Western rail line still serves the prairie. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Dawson Cem and the small siding at Lena.

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28. 1993 Map of Carroll

    

    1993 Carroll

    1993 Print · USGS

    Central Iowa's river valleys and rail corridors are captured here in the early nineties, showing a landscape shaped by the Raccoon River and Des Moines River. Genealogists can trace family connections to the many county seats, from Sac City to Jefferson, and locate rural landmarks like Pilot Mound or North Twin Lake.

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