1950s Maps of Bourbon County, Kansas

1. 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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4. 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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7. 1954 Map of Joplin, 1967 Print

   

   1954 Joplin

   1967 Print · USGS

   The tri-state border region of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma is captured here during a peak era of mid-century industrial and agricultural activity. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of rural cemeteries or locate landmarks like the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and Pittsburg State University.

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10. 1956 Map of Lawrence, 1967 Print

    

    1956 Lawrence

    1967 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kansas and the Missouri border country are captured here during the mid-century transition to the interstate era. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named terrain like Summers Mound and the footprint of Sunflower Ordnance Works near Baldwin City.

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13. 1958 Map of Joplin

    

    1958 Joplin

    1958 Print · USGS

    The tri-state border region of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma is shown during the late fifties, a time of heavy rail traffic and mining activity. Local historians can trace the industrial landscape through the Joplin & Pittsburg Ry or locate family sites like Zion Ch and Bender Mounds.

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16. 1958 Map of Devon, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Devon

    1959 Print · USGS

    Devon and Bourbon County are shown here in the late fifties, during a period when rural schools still dotted the Kansas prairie. Family historians can locate several local landmarks like Fish Creek Sch, Centerville Ch, and the Old Railroad Grade.

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19. 1958 Map of Hammond, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Hammond

    1959 Print · USGS

    Bourbon County, Kansas, is documented in the late fifties as the regional economy shifted from family farming toward mineral extraction. Genealogists can trace rural school districts and cemeteries including Maple Grove Cem, Hammond, and Center Sch.

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22. 1958 Map of Prescott, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Prescott

    1959 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kansas at the close of the 1950s shows a landscape shaped by coal mining and the rail corridor. Researchers can trace family history through numerous rural sites like Battlefield Cem, Walnut Valley Sch, and the old settlement of Barnesville.

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25. 1958 Map of Fort Scott, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Fort Scott

    1959 Print · USGS

    Fort Scott and its surrounding townships thrived in the late fifties as a center for education and industry. Genealogists can trace family footprints through several rural burial grounds like Evergreen Cemetery and St Marys Cem, while local historians can locate the Old Indian Boundary and numerous strip mines.

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28. 1958 Map of Mantey, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Mantey

    1959 Print · USGS

    Linn and Bourbon Counties are captured here in the late fifties as the rural landscape of eastern Kansas shifted toward modern industry. Researchers can find many family-history sites, including Shaw Cem, the Pleasant Valley Sch, and small-scale operations like local Oil Wells.

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31. 1958 Map of Marmaton, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Marmaton

    1959 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kansas in the late fifties shows a rural landscape shaped by the Marmaton River and the Missouri Pacific railroad. Genealogists and historians can trace the locations of family-centered landmarks like Marmaton Cem, Schofield Sch, and the Old Indian Boundary.

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34. 1959 Map of Joplin

    

    1959 Joplin

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Tri-State region’s mining and rail-driven economy is on full display in the late fifties. Genealogists can locate Lead and Zinc Mines near Joplin, family markers at Oak Hill Cem, and military history at Camp Clark.

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37. 1959 Map of Cato, 1960 Print

    

    1959 Cato

    1960 Print · USGS

    Southeast Kansas in the late fifties was a region defined by its coal-rich earth and a network of small, rural communities. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named landmarks and old burial sites such as Old Arcadia Cemetery, Gish School, and Cato.

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