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Old Maps of Ottumwa, Kansas

Explore 14 old maps of Ottumwa, spanning from 1885 to today. These high-resolution historic maps reveal how streets, neighborhoods, landmarks, and natural features evolved over time — perfect for genealogy, metal detecting, research, and local history exploration.

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Ottumwa, 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. 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
  7. 1947 Map of Lawrence, 1954 Print
    1947 Map of Lawrence, 1954 Print
    1947 Lawrence
    1954 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kansas and western Missouri thrive in the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by major river valleys and a dense railway network. Genealogists can trace family settlements from Lawrence to Greenwood and locate landmarks like Olathe Navy and Lake Lotawana.
  10. 1950 Map of Lawrence
    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.
  13. 1956 Map of Lawrence, 1967 Print
    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.
    4 unique versions available
  16. 1961 Map of Lawrence
    1961 Map of Lawrence
    1961 Lawrence
    1961 Print · USGS
    The Kansas-Missouri borderland shows its mid-century transition from a rail-dependent agricultural region to a suburbanizing landscape. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous Cem sites and distinctive terrain landmarks like Graves Mound and Summers Mound.
  19. 1970 Map of Ottumwa, 1973 Print
    1970 Map of Ottumwa, 1973 Print
    1970 Ottumwa
    1973 Print · USGS
    The Neosho River valley of Coffey County is shown here just as it was being redefined by the John Redmond Reservoir in the early seventies. You can trace the shift from agriculture to recreation at Jacobs Creek Landing or locate the historic Bowman & Adgate Cem in the hills to the north.
  22. 1985 Map of Garnett
    1985 Map of Garnett
    1985 Garnett
    1985 Print · USGS
    Anderson County and its neighbors in the mid-eighties show a landscape of rising reservoirs and enduring rail towns. Genealogists and historians can trace the transition from rail to highway at Beto Junction or locate heritage sites like Silkville and Neosho Rapids.
  25. 1990 Map of Garnett
    1990 Map of Garnett
    1990 Garnett
    1990 Print · USGS
    East-central Kansas was a landscape of major reservoirs and established rail towns during the 1990s. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway through towns like Garnett and Silkville.
  28. 2009 Map of Ottumwa, 2009 Print
    2009 Map of Ottumwa, 2009 Print
    2009 Ottumwa
    2009 Print · USGS
    Covers Ottumwa, including Jacobs Creek Landing, Coffey County, and other nearby areas
  31. 2012 Map of Ottumwa, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Ottumwa, 2012 Print
    2012 Ottumwa
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Ottumwa, including Jacobs Creek Landing, Coffey County, and other nearby areas
  34. 2015 Map of Ottumwa, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Ottumwa, 2015 Print
    2015 Ottumwa
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Ottumwa, including Jacobs Creek Landing, Coffey County, and other nearby areas
  37. 2018 Map of Ottumwa, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Ottumwa, 2018 Print
    2018 Ottumwa
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Ottumwa, including Jacobs Creek Landing, Coffey County, and other nearby areas
  40. 2022 Map of Ottumwa, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Ottumwa, 2022 Print
    2022 Ottumwa
    2022 Print · USGS
    Coffey County in the early twenty-first century shows a landscape reshaped by the John Redmond Reservoir. Local historians can trace the rural layout around Ottumwa and find family-named landmarks like the Bowman and Adgate Cem.
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