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1800s (19th Century) Maps of Allen County, Kansas

Explore 8 historic maps of Allen County from the 1800s (19th Century). These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1800s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Allen County's landscape evolved across the 1800s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1800s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
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Start exploring Allen County's history through authentic maps from the 1800s. This is your window into the past.

Allen County, KS maps

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  1. 1885 Map of Burlington
    1885 Map of Burlington
    1885 Burlington
    1885 Print · USGS
    Coffey County was a hub of steam and steel in the 1880s, where several competing rail lines converged on the river valley. You can trace early family homesteads near Burlington, the small settlement of Bellgrade, and the junctions of the Kansas Southern Railroad.
  4. 1885 Map of Garnett
    1885 Map of Garnett
    1885 Garnett
    1885 Print · USGS
    Anderson County during the late nineteenth-century rail boom shows a landscape of emerging towns and heavy steam-engine influence. Genealogists can trace family roots in early settlements like Garnett, Central City, and Elizabethtown before the modern highway era.
  7. 1886 Map of Fredonia
    1886 Map of Fredonia
    1886 Fredonia
    1886 Print · USGS
    Southeast Kansas in the mid-1880s was a land of emerging rail hubs and river valley settlements. Researchers can trace early railroad expansion through Fredonia and Yates Center or locate long-standing communities like Toronto, New Albany, and Coyville.
  10. 1886 Map of Iola
    1886 Map of Iola
    1886 Iola
    1886 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kansas was a bustling corridor of competing rail lines and river settlements during the mid-1880s. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Osage Mission, the growth of Iola, and vanished stops like Warnersburgh along the winding Neosho River.
  13. 1893 Map of Iola
    1893 Map of Iola
    1893 Iola
    1893 Print · USGS
    Southeast Kansas at the end of the nineteenth century is captured here as a thriving rail and river corridor. Genealogists and historians can trace the early development of Iola, Erie, and Humboldt or locate smaller settlements like Odense and Veitsburgh.
    2 unique versions available
  16. 1894 Map of Garnett
    1894 Map of Garnett
    1894 Garnett
    1894 Print · USGS
    Anderson County and its neighbors flourished during this Victorian-era railroad boom. Genealogists and historians can trace the exact routes of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and locate early settlements like Elizabethtown, Central City, and Mont Ida.
    5 unique versions available
  19. 1894 Map of Fredonia
    1894 Map of Fredonia
    1894 Fredonia
    1894 Print · USGS
    Southeast Kansas is documented here during a period of rapid railway expansion and prairie settlement. Genealogists and local researchers can trace the early footprints of Fredonia, Yates Center, and vanished sites like Twin Mounds or Coyville.
    6 unique versions available
  22. 1894 Map of Burlington
    1894 Map of Burlington
    1894 Burlington
    1894 Print · USGS
    Coffey County was a bustling intersection of iron and water in the 1880s, where the Neosho River met multiple competing railroads. Genealogists can trace family footprints in early settlements like Burlington, Leroy, and the Welsh community of Arvonia.
    5 unique versions available
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