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1900s (20th Century) Maps of Brown County, Kansas

Explore 33 historic maps of Brown County from the 1900s (20th Century). These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1900s — 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 Brown County's landscape evolved across the 1900s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Start exploring Brown County's history through authentic maps from the 1900s. This is your window into the past.

Brown County, KS maps

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  1. 1915 Map of Falls City
    1915 Map of Falls City
    1915 Falls City
    1915 Print · USGS
    Richardson County was a bustling corridor of rail lines and rural school districts during the early twentieth century. Genealogists can trace family footprints across dozens of local landmarks like Williamsville School, Straussville, and the Stone Quarry along the river.
    3 unique versions available
  4. 1916 Map of Humboldt
    1916 Map of Humboldt
    1916 Humboldt
    1916 Print · USGS
    Richardson County was a landscape of river-valley farming and emerging drainage projects during the mid-1910s. Researchers can trace the development of rural education and transport through dozens of local landmarks like Windy Lonesome School, Miles Ranch, and the Missouri Pacific line.
    3 unique versions available
  7. 1920 Map of Craig
    1920 Map of Craig
    1920 Craig
    1920 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River bottoms and neighboring bluffs come alive in this post-war survey of the Nebraska-Missouri border. Researchers can trace dozens of rural landmarks, from the streets of Rulo and Bigelow to scattered schoolhouses like Brush College School and Idlewild School.
    5 unique versions available
  10. 1950 Map of Kansas City
    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.
  13. 1954 Map of Kansas City
    1954 Map of Kansas City
    1954 Kansas City
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Missouri-Kansas borderlands flourished in the post-war era as river commerce and rail networks converged at the Missouri River. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Kansas City and smaller rural hubs like Hiawatha or Sabetha.
  16. 1955 Map of Nebraska City, 1967 Print
    1955 Map of Nebraska City, 1967 Print
    1955 Nebraska City
    1967 Print · USGS
    The four-state region surrounding the Missouri River valley appears here in the mid-1950s, a landscape of rail-dependent market towns and rural school districts. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Rock Bluff School, St Oswald Church, and the Clarinda State Hospital.
    3 unique versions available
  19. 1956 Map of Kansas City, 1967 Print
    1956 Map of Kansas City, 1967 Print
    1956 Kansas City
    1967 Print · USGS
    The Kansas-Missouri border region thrived during the mid-fifties, centered on the growing metropolitan cores and the busy river valleys. Researchers can trace the layout of significant government sites like Fort Leavenworth and the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
    4 unique versions available
  22. 1957 Map of Nebraska City
    1957 Map of Nebraska City
    1957 Nebraska City
    1957 Print · USGS
    The four-state junction of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas comes alive in this mid-fifties survey of the Missouri River valley. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-road networks connecting Nebraska City, Maryville, and the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
  25. 1958 Map of Nebraska City
    1958 Map of Nebraska City
    1958 Nebraska City
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River Valley and its fertile four-state borderlands are captured here during the mid-century expansion of the regional highway and rail networks. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Moulton School, Shady Grove Church, and the Clarinda State Hospital.
  28. 1959 Map of White Cloud, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of White Cloud, 1960 Print
    1959 White Cloud
    1960 Print · USGS
    The tri-state border region of Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri comes alive in this late 1950s survey of the river bluffs. Researchers can trace the historic Iowa Indian Reservation and locate local landmarks like the Olive Branch Cemetery and White Cloud riverfront.
    4 unique versions available
  31. 1959 Map of Highland, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of Highland, 1960 Print
    1959 Highland
    1960 Print · USGS
    Doniphan County at the end of the fifties is defined by small rail towns and the winding path of the Wolf River. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Highland, Leona, and the rural Bellevue School along the Union Pacific line.
  34. 1959 Map of Morrill, 1961 Print
    1959 Map of Morrill, 1961 Print
    1959 Morrill
    1961 Print · USGS
    Brown County's agricultural heartland is documented here in the late fifties as rail-to-town commerce flourished. Researchers can trace family history through the Dunkard Cem or Shelton Cem and locate landmarks like Pleasant Hill Ch.
  37. 1960 Map of Kansas City
    1960 Map of Kansas City
    1960 Kansas City
    1960 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Kansas and Missouri meet at the river forks, showing a sprawling rail-and-river economy during the 1950s growth era. Genealogists and researchers can trace tribal lands like the Kickapoo Indian Reservation or follow the early interstate corridors through Saint Joseph and Independence.
    3 unique versions available
  40. 1960 Map of Sabetha, 1961 Print
    1960 Map of Sabetha, 1961 Print
    1960 Sabetha
    1961 Print · USGS
    Sabetha sits at the crossroads of two major rail lines during the early sixties, anchoring a landscape of small Kansas townships and creek-fed valleys. Genealogists and historians can trace old landmarks like the Albany Cemetery, Berwick School, and the Sabetha Municipal Landing Field.
  43. 1960 Map of Fairview, 1961 Print
    1960 Map of Fairview, 1961 Print
    1960 Fairview
    1961 Print · USGS
    Brown County's agricultural heartland is documented here at the start of the 1960s, showing a landscape defined by rail and river. Researchers can trace the path of the CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC or locate family sites like Lambertson Cem and the OLD INDIAN BOUNDARY.
  46. 1960 Map of Horton NW, 1961 Print
    1960 Map of Horton NW, 1961 Print
    1960 Horton NW
    1961 Print · USGS
    The Kickapoo Indian Reservation and the rural borderlands of Brown and Jackson counties are documented here in the early sixties. Researchers can trace the placement of the Kickapoo Indian Ch, School No 44, and the community of Greggs.
  49. 1960 Map of Reserve, 1962 Print
    1960 Map of Reserve, 1962 Print
    1960 Reserve
    1962 Print · USGS
    Brown County, Kansas, is captured at the start of the 1960s, showing a landscape shaped by rail lines and tribal boundaries. Researchers can trace family history at Cornelison Cem or locate rural landmarks like Hart Sch and the community of Reserve.
  52. 1961 Map of Robinson, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Robinson, 1962 Print
    1961 Robinson
    1962 Print · USGS
    Brown County's rural townships are captured here in the early sixties, showing the agricultural and rail-based landscape around Robinson. Researchers can trace old school districts like La Grange Sch or locate the Upper Wolf Ch and Rose Hill Cem.
    2 unique versions available
  55. 1961 Map of Hiawatha, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Hiawatha, 1962 Print
    1961 Hiawatha
    1962 Print · USGS
    Hiawatha and its surrounding prairie townships are captured here in the early sixties at a peak of rail-driven commerce. Researchers can trace the Old Indian Boundary, local schools like Union Sch, and the grounds of the Mt Hope Cemetery.
    2 unique versions available
  58. 1961 Map of Everest, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Everest, 1962 Print
    1961 Everest
    1962 Print · USGS
    The agricultural landscape of northeast Kansas is captured here in the early sixties, centered on the rail hub of Everest. Researchers can trace old family sites and rural landmarks like Zion Ch, Kennekuk Cem, and the path of the Wolf River.
    2 unique versions available
  61. 1961 Map of Denton, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Denton, 1962 Print
    1961 Denton
    1962 Print · USGS
    Northeast Kansas farmland at the start of the sixties reveals a landscape of tight-knit rural townships and competing rail lines. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through several small burial sites like Anderson Cemetery and locate vanished landmarks like the High Prairie School.
    2 unique versions available
  64. 1961 Map of Wetmore, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Wetmore, 1962 Print
    1961 Wetmore
    1962 Print · USGS
    Wetmore and the surrounding townships are captured in the early sixties as a thriving rail and agricultural corridor. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of this rural community through the Granada Cem, the Powhattan Cem, and the path of the Missouri Pacific line.
  67. 1961 Map of Highland NW, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Highland NW, 1962 Print
    1961 Highland NW
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Kansas-Nebraska borderlands in the early sixties reveal a landscape defined by the Iowa Sac and Fox Indian Reservation Boundary and rural townships. Trace local family history through landmarks like Kenyon Cem, Mt Zion Ch, and the Shore Sch.
  70. 1961 Map of Woodlawn, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Woodlawn, 1962 Print
    1961 Woodlawn
    1962 Print · USGS
    Northeastern Kansas is shown here in the early sixties, split by the Nemaha and Brown county lines. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Woodlawn, Capioma, and Fidelity, or locate the Woodlawn Cem and local Quarries.
  73. 1961 Map of Horton, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Horton, 1962 Print
    1961 Horton
    1962 Print · USGS
    Horton was a bustling rail hub in the early sixties, anchored by two major lines and a growing municipal footprint. Genealogists and local historians can locate St Peters Cem, the vanished tracks of the Missouri Pacific, and the old Mission Lake Camp.
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