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1950s Maps of Douglas County, Kansas

Explore 25 historic maps of Douglas County from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — 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 Douglas County's landscape evolved across the 1950s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Start exploring Douglas County's history through authentic maps from the 1950s. This is your window into the past.

Douglas County, KS maps

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  1. 1950 Map of Perry
    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.
    3 unique versions available
  4. 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.
  7. 1950 Map of Williamstown
    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.
    3 unique versions available
  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. 1950 Map of Lawrence East, 1952 Print
    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.
    4 unique versions available
  16. 1950 Map of Lawrence West, 1964 Print
    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.
    4 unique versions available
  19. 1950 Map of Grantville, 1964 Print
    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.
    4 unique versions available
  22. 1950 Map of Midland, 1966 Print
    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.
    5 unique versions available
  25. 1951 Map of Lawrence West
    1951 Map of Lawrence West
    1951 Lawrence West
    1951 Print · USGS
    West of Lawrence in the early 1950s, the rural landscape of Douglas County was defined by its river valleys and numerous small school districts. Genealogists can locate family-named sites such as Shank Hill and Pioneer Cem, or trace early schools like Sigel Sch and Washington Creek Sch.
  28. 1951 Map of Grantville
    1951 Map of Grantville
    1951 Grantville
    1951 Print · USGS
    The Kansas River valley in the early fifties shows a landscape of busy rail lines and rural school districts across the Shawnee and Jefferson county lines. Trace family roots at the Grantville Cem or locate former landmarks like Dawson Sch and the Power Plant at Tecumseh.
    2 unique versions available
  31. 1951 Map of Midland
    1951 Map of Midland
    1951 Midland
    1951 Print · USGS
    Douglas and Leavenworth counties meet in this early 1950s survey of the rural landscape north of the Kansas River. Researchers can locate numerous country schools like Knowledge Hill Sch, family-named landmarks, and the Union Pacific rail line.
  34. 1951 Map of Eudora, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Eudora, 1952 Print
    1951 Eudora
    1952 Print · USGS
    The river-and-rail corridor at the Douglas and Johnson county line is shown here in the early fifties, just as post-war industry was firmly established. Researchers can trace the massive footprint of the Sunflower Ordnance Works and find local landmarks like Eudora Cemetery and Fall Leaf.
    6 unique versions available
  37. 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.
  40. 1955 Map of Clinton, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Clinton, 1956 Print
    1955 Clinton
    1956 Print · USGS
    Douglas County was a landscape of small schools and river valleys in the mid-1950s, just as the modern turnpike was arriving. Genealogists and local historians can locate Stull, Mound Cem, and several one-room schoolhouses like Apple Pie Sch.
    5 unique versions available
  43. 1955 Map of Overbrook, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Overbrook, 1956 Print
    1955 Overbrook
    1956 Print · USGS
    Osage County's agricultural heartland is documented here in the mid-fifties, centered on the rail-aligned town of Overbrook. Researchers can locate rural landmarks like Swissvale, Lickskillet Sch, and the Ridgeway Cem before decades of modern development.
    2 unique versions available
  46. 1955 Map of Globe, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Globe, 1956 Print
    1955 Globe
    1956 Print · USGS
    Southern Douglas County is captured here in the mid-1950s, showing a rural landscape defined by small townships and neighborhood schoolhouses. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Twin Mounds Cem, Weybright Sch, and the settlement of Globe.
    2 unique versions available
  49. 1955 Map of Richland, 1956 Print
    1955 Map of Richland, 1956 Print
    1955 Richland
    1956 Print · USGS
    Richland and the surrounding prairie of eastern Shawnee County are captured here in the mid-1950s. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural family life through landmarks like Richland Cem, Salem Ch, and the Lyons Sch.
    3 unique versions available
  52. 1956 Map of Wellsville, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of Wellsville, 1957 Print
    1956 Wellsville
    1957 Print · USGS
    Wellsville was a thriving railroad and agricultural hub in the mid-1950s, centered on the Santa Fe and Topeka Atchison line. Genealogists and historians can trace rural family roots through the Rock Creek Sch and cemeteries like Walnut Creek Cem.
    2 unique versions available
  55. 1956 Map of Ottawa North, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of Ottawa North, 1957 Print
    1956 Ottawa North
    1957 Print · USGS
    Franklin County in the mid-fifties shows a landscape of small rural schoolhouses and historic rail junctions. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Mt Evergreen Cem, Centropolis, and the Old Indian Boundary line.
    3 unique versions available
  58. 1956 Map of Le Loup, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of Le Loup, 1957 Print
    1956 Le Loup
    1957 Print · USGS
    The rural landscape of Franklin County is captured here in the mid-1950s, where the railroad ties together farming communities and small country schools. Researchers can trace the Old Indian Boundary or locate historic sites like Indian Cem, Tauy Ch, and Le Loup.
    2 unique versions available
  61. 1956 Map of Edgerton, 1958 Print
    1956 Map of Edgerton, 1958 Print
    1956 Edgerton
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Douglas and Johnson County line was a landscape of small farm settlements and rail hubs during the mid-fifties. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Round Oak Sch, the Pleasant Valley Cem, and the industry at Edgerton.
    3 unique versions available
  64. 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
  67. 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
  70. 1957 Map of Lone Star, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Lone Star, 1958 Print
    1957 Lone Star
    1958 Print · USGS
    Douglas County agricultural life in the late fifties is preserved here through a dense network of rural school districts and family cemeteries. Researchers can locate specific community hubs like Pleasant Grove, the Willow Springs Sch, and Ulrich Cem.
    3 unique versions available
  73. 1957 Map of Baldwin City, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Baldwin City, 1958 Print
    1957 Baldwin City
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southern Douglas County comes into focus mid-century as a network of college-town life and rural homesteads. Trace ancestral ties at Prairie City Cemetery, follow the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rails, or locate Baker University and early Oil Wells.
    2 unique versions available
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