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Old Maps of Franklin County, Kansas

Explore 105 old maps of Franklin County, 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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Franklin 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. 1885 Map of Lawrence, 1957 Print
    1885 Map of Lawrence, 1957 Print
    1885 Lawrence
    1957 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kansas thrived during the mid-1880s as a vital corridor of rail-driven commerce and river valley agriculture. Genealogists and historians can trace old homesteads near the Kansas River and identify early township centers like Ottawa, Eudora, and Vinland.
  10. 1889 Map of Burlingame
    1889 Map of Burlingame
    1889 Burlingame
    1889 Print · USGS
    Osage and Shawnee Counties are seen here during the peak of late-Victorian rail expansion and coal-country growth. Genealogists and local historians can trace early township boundaries and the development of rail hubs like Osage City, Burlingame, and the settlement of Arvonia.
  13. 1889 Map of Lawrence
    1889 Map of Lawrence
    1889 Lawrence
    1889 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kansas thrived as a rail-and-river hub in the late nineteenth century, as documented in this detailed survey. Genealogists can trace family roots through early settlements like Clinton, Vinland, and Eudora or locate land near the Marais Des Cygnes River.
    6 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 Burlingame
    1894 Map of Burlingame
    1894 Burlingame
    1894 Print · USGS
    Osage County was a thriving rail and coal hub in the late nineteenth century, dominated by the intersecting tracks of major regional carriers. Researchers can trace the development of early Kansas towns like Scranton, Carbondale, and the river community of Quenemo.
    4 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
  25. 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.
  28. 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.
  31. 1956 Map of Pomona, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of Pomona, 1957 Print
    1956 Pomona
    1957 Print · USGS
    Franklin County's agricultural and rail landscape is captured here in the mid-1950s, centered on the oxbows of the Marais Des Cygnes River. Genealogists and local historians can trace old school districts like South Illinois Sch or follow the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line through Richter and Pomona.
    2 unique versions available
  34. 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
  37. 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
  40. 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
  43. 1956 Map of Williamsburg, 1958 Print
    1956 Map of Williamsburg, 1958 Print
    1956 Williamsburg
    1958 Print · USGS
    Williamsburg and Silkville appear in the mid-fifties at a time when the railroad still anchored the life of these eastern Kansas townships. Genealogists can trace family sites at Mt Hope Cem and St Patricks Sch, or follow the diagonal of the Old Indian Boundary.
    3 unique versions available
  46. 1956 Map of Ottawa South, 1958 Print
    1956 Map of Ottawa South, 1958 Print
    1956 Ottawa South
    1958 Print · USGS
    Ottawa and the surrounding Franklin County townships are captured here during a period of steady mid-century growth. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural schoolhouses like Valley View Sch, family landmarks such as Wycoff Community Hall, and several burial grounds including Highland Cemetery and Antioch Cem.
    4 unique versions available
  49. 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
  52. 1957 Map of Waverly, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Waverly, 1958 Print
    1957 Waverly
    1958 Print · USGS
    Coffey County in the late 1950s was a landscape defined by the prairie-spanning rails and rural crossroads. Local researchers can trace family landmarks like Boothe Hall, Rosemont Ch, and the historical path of the Old Indian Boundary.
    2 unique versions available
  55. 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.
  58. 1962 Map of Peoria, 1964 Print
    1962 Map of Peoria, 1964 Print
    1962 Peoria
    1964 Print · USGS
    Franklin County in the early sixties reveals a landscape shaped by the Marais Des Cygnes River and old frontier borders. Genealogists can trace family names through the Peoria Cem, Fouts Cem, and Highland Cem, or locate rural landmarks like the Hawkins Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  61. 1963 Map of Rantoul, 1964 Print
    1963 Map of Rantoul, 1964 Print
    1963 Rantoul
    1964 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kansas agriculture and river life are preserved here in the early sixties, centered on the village of Rantoul. Researchers can trace the path of the Missouri Pacific railroad and locate rural landmarks like New Hope Ch and Howard Cem.
    2 unique versions available
  64. 1965 Map of Ottawa NW, 1966 Print
    1965 Map of Ottawa NW, 1966 Print
    1965 Ottawa NW
    1966 Print · USGS
    The rural townships of Franklin and Douglas counties are captured here in the mid-1960s. Researchers can locate several burial sites and rural centers like Appanoose Cem, Eightmile Ch, and the Old Indian Treaty Boundary.
    2 unique versions available
  67. 1965 Map of Vassar, 1966 Print
    1965 Map of Vassar, 1966 Print
    1965 Vassar
    1966 Print · USGS
    Osage County was undergoing a major geographic shift in the mid-sixties as the newly filled Pomona Reservoir reshaped the local valleys. Researchers can trace the legacy of the MISSOURI PACIFIC railroad through Vassar or locate historic burial sites like Mt Zion Cem.
    2 unique versions available
  70. 1965 Map of Quenemo, 1966 Print
    1965 Map of Quenemo, 1966 Print
    1965 Quenemo
    1966 Print · USGS
    Osage County agricultural and rail life is captured here in the mid-1960s, centered on the river-fed plains around Quenemo. Genealogists can locate several family burial grounds like Curry Cem and Sutton Cem near the winding Marais des Cygnes River.
  73. 1965 Map of Richmond, 1967 Print
    1965 Map of Richmond, 1967 Print
    1965 Richmond
    1967 Print · USGS
    The Kansas prairie south of Ottawa comes alive in the mid-sixties, anchored by the rail-side towns of Princeton and Richmond. Genealogists and local historians can locate rural landmarks like Mt Olivet Ch, Acorn Community Hall, and the winding Old Channel Sac Creek.
    2 unique versions available
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