1950s Maps of Kansas

1. 1950 Map of Basehor

   

   1950 Basehor

   1950 Print · USGS

   Leavenworth County agriculture and infrastructure are well-established by the late 1940s, centered on the growing community of Basehor. Researchers can trace old property landmarks like Little Stranger Church, the Kansas State Penitentiary, and Spring Hill School.

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4. 1950 Map of Keats

   

   1950 Keats

   1950 Print · USGS

   Riley County at the mid-century shows a landscape defined by the expansive Fort Riley Military Reservation and the river valley railroads. Researchers can trace local history through features like the Rebekah IOOF Home, the village of Keats, and the old Rock Quarry near the river.

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7. 1950 Map of Perry

   

   1950 Perry

   1950 Print · USGS

   The Kansas River valley at mid-century shows a landscape shaped by competing railroads and historic territorial boundaries. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Big Springs Cemetery, Glenn Church, and the Young School.

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10. 1950 Map of Kansas City

    

    1950 Kansas City

    1950 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Kansas and Missouri are captured here during a period of industrial growth and shifting transportation. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Wabash RR or locate ancestral homes near the Potawatomi Indian Reservation and Horton.

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13. 1950 Map of Pittsburg

    

    1950 Pittsburg

    1950 Print · USGS

    The coal country along the Kansas-Missouri border was defined by heavy industry and rail just after the war. Genealogists and historians can trace numerous rural schools and family burial sites, including Mindenmines Cem, Council Corner Sch, and the town of Litchfield.

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16. 1950 Map of Liberal

    

    1950 Liberal

    1950 Print · USGS

    Barton County and the Kansas borderlands appear here during the peak of mid-century coal production, when rail and mining shaped every township. Researchers can trace rural life via Lone Star Sch, Liberal Cem, and the path of the Kansas City Southern railroad.

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19. 1950 Map of Easton

    

    1950 Easton

    1950 Print · USGS

    Western Leavenworth County flourished as a dense network of farmstead communities at mid-century. Researchers can trace rural life through numerous landmarks like Eightmile House, St Joseph Church, and the Springdale School.

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22. 1950 Map of Manhattan

    

    1950 Manhattan

    1950 Print · USGS

    Manhattan and the surrounding Riley County landscape are captured in the late 1940s, showing a growing college town at the junction of the Kansas and Big Blue Rivers. Researchers can trace the mid-century footprint of Kansas State College, local rural schoolhouses like Oak Grove School, and early aviation at Mankan Airport.

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25. 1950 Map of Racine

    

    1950 Racine

    1950 Print · USGS

    Newton County's tri-state border region is captured here in the mid-century, showing a landscape shaped by mining and rural schooling. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Gibson Cem or trace the old St Louis San Francisco rail line through Racine.

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28. 1950 Map of Williamstown

    

    1950 Williamstown

    1950 Print · USGS

    Jefferson and Douglas counties are captured here at the mid-century, defined by the sweeping curves of the Kansas River and a dense network of rural schools and rail lines. Researchers can trace the Old Indian Bdy, find family names at Holliday Cem, or locate the site of the Barker Sch.

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31. 1950 Map of Mulberry

    

    1950 Mulberry

    1950 Print · USGS

    The Kansas-Missouri borderlands at mid-century are defined here by a dense network of coal-mining towns and rail lines. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like McKill Chapel, the settlement of Red Onion, and the layout of Camp 50.

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34. 1950 Map of Junction City

    

    1950 Junction City

    1950 Print · USGS

    The Kansas river forks and the vast Fort Riley complex dominate this mid-century landscape. Researchers can trace local roots through the Highland Cemetery, Grand View School, and the early layout of Camp Forsyth.

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37. 1950 Map of Alida

    

    1950 Alida

    1950 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Kansas life along the Republican River is preserved here just as the post-war era reshaped the plains. Genealogists and local historians can locate early schools like Walla Walla School and burial grounds including Bethel Cemetery.

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40. 1950 Map of Lawrence

    

    1950 Lawrence

    1950 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Kansas and Missouri come alive in this map of the river-valley corridors just as the interstate era was beginning. Researchers can trace the legacy of major rail lines like the Union Pacific RR and locate ancestral roots in towns from Lawrence to Harrisonville.

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43. 1950 Map of Platte City

    

    1950 Platte City

    1950 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the Missouri and Platte Rivers at the mid-century reveals a landscape of fertile bottomlands and winding oxbows. Genealogists and historians can trace numerous rural sites like the Kansas State Penitentiary Farm, Hillsboro Church, and Hackberry School.

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46. 1950 Map of Jarbalo

    

    1950 Jarbalo

    1950 Print · USGS

    Leavenworth County at the mid-century reveals a landscape of thriving rural school districts and small crossroads communities. Researchers can trace the heritage of vanished country schools like Friendship Valley School and Hazel Ridge School or locate family plots at Eagle Cemetery.

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49. 1950 Map of Bayneville, 1952 Print

    

    1950 Bayneville

    1952 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Sedgwick County shows a traditional prairie landscape of townships and rail-stop towns before the suburban expansion of nearby cities. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots at Greenwood Cem or locate the site of the Richmond Hill Sch.

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52. 1950 Map of Lawrence East, 1952 Print

    

    1950 Lawrence East

    1952 Print · USGS

    Lawrence and its river-bottom environs are captured here mid-century, just as the university and town centers were expanding. Genealogists and local researchers can trace early campus footprints at the University of Kansas, find the Fairview Ch, or locate rural schoolhouses like Walnut Grove Sch and Kaw Valley Sch.

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55. 1950 Map of Bonny Reservoir, 1952 Print

    

    1950 Bonny Reservoir

    1952 Print · USGS

    The high plains of the Colorado-Kansas border were undergoing a massive transformation in the early fifties with the completion of the Bonny Dam. Genealogists and local historians can locate several family-named landmarks including Burr Ranch and the Jacobs Cem, alongside long-gone schoolhouses like Happy Hollow Sch.

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58. 1950 Map of Topeka, 1960 Print

    

    1950 Topeka

    1960 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Topeka was a thriving rail hub and institutional center, bisected by the Kansas River and a massive network of steel. Genealogists and historians can trace local institutions like Washburn University and the Winter Veterans Hospital, or locate family plots in Mount Hope Fairlawn Cemetery.

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61. 1950 Map of Edwardsville, 1963 Print

    

    1950 Edwardsville

    1963 Print · USGS

    The Kansas River valley in the early fifties shows a bustling corridor of rail-and-river transit. Local historians can trace family roots at Edwardsville Cem or find early schools like Virginia Sch and Timmons Sch.

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64. 1950 Map of Lawrence West, 1964 Print

    

    1950 Lawrence West

    1964 Print · USGS

    Douglas County at the start of the 1950s shows the western growth of Lawrence and its rural hinterlands. Genealogists and local historians can trace many vanished rural landmarks, including the University of Kansas campus, Pioneer Cem, and Kanwaka Sch.

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67. 1950 Map of Grantville, 1964 Print

    

    1950 Grantville

    1964 Print · USGS

    The Kansas River valley at mid-century shows a landscape of busy rail lines and scattered rural schoolhouses. Researchers can trace the legacy of Grantville and Tecumseh along the Union Pacific tracks or locate the Frog Hatchery and Bethel Cem.

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70. 1950 Map of Midland, 1966 Print

    

    1950 Midland

    1966 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Leavenworth County is defined here by its rural schoolhouses and the expansion of the Union Pacific rail line. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Maple Grove Cem, Hardy Oak Cem, and several local schools including O'Neil Sch.

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73. 1950 Map of Mc Donald, 1966 Print

    

    1950 Mc Donald

    1966 Print · USGS

    The rural landscape of Rawlins County, Kansas, is captured here at mid-century as a network of prairie schoolhouses and railroad-side townships. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and institutions like Grand Prairie School, Grace Cem, and the Lone Tree School.

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