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

Explore 26 historic maps of Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County's history through authentic maps from the 1900s. This is your window into the past.

Jefferson County, KS maps

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  1. 1949 Map of Williamstown, 1967 Print
    1949 Map of Williamstown, 1967 Print
    1949 Williamstown
    1967 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Jefferson County remains deeply agricultural as the river and rails dictate the local economy. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through numerous country schools like Clover Hill Sch and legacy sites such as Underwood Cem.
    3 unique versions available
  4. 1949 Map of Perry, 1968 Print
    1949 Map of Perry, 1968 Print
    1949 Perry
    1968 Print · USGS
    In the late 1940s, the river valleys of Jefferson and Douglas Counties remained a crossroads of rail and river commerce. Genealogists can trace family names and rural sites like Mt Calvary Cem, Big Springs, and the Young Sch along the river bluffs.
    4 unique versions available
  7. 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
  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. 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
  16. 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
  19. 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
  22. 1950 Map of Mc Louth, 1979 Print
    1950 Map of Mc Louth, 1979 Print
    1950 Mc Louth
    1979 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Jefferson County comes alive in this survey, showcasing the rural landscape as it transitioned toward the 1980s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots at Stanwood Ch and Fowler Cem, or explore the early infrastructure of Mclouth.
    2 unique versions available
  25. 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
  28. 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.
  31. 1951 Map of Mc Louth
    1951 Map of Mc Louth
    1951 Mc Louth
    1951 Print · USGS
    Jefferson and Leavenworth counties appear here during the early fifties, showing a rural landscape transitioning between traditional farming and early energy exploration. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Fowler Cem and numerous local schools including Wild Horse Sch and Stanwood Sch.
  34. 1951 Map of Oskaloosa, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Oskaloosa, 1952 Print
    1951 Oskaloosa
    1952 Print · USGS
    Jefferson County's rural character is preserved here in the early fifties, just as the one-room schoolhouse era was fading. Genealogists can trace family roots at Pleasant View Cem and locate sites like Dick Sch or the Bethel Ch.
    5 unique versions available
  37. 1951 Map of Ozawkie, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Ozawkie, 1952 Print
    1951 Ozawkie
    1952 Print · USGS
    Ozawkie and the Delaware River valley are captured here in the early fifties, shortly before the local landscape was forever changed by the Perry Lake reservoir project. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near the Olive Branch Cem, several rural schoolhouses like Pleasant Valley Sch, and the Old Delaware Reservation boundary.
    5 unique versions available
  40. 1952 Map of Meriden, 1953 Print
    1952 Map of Meriden, 1953 Print
    1952 Meriden
    1953 Print · USGS
    The rural countryside around Meriden in the early fifties is mapped here in detail, showing the intersection of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and local creek systems. Genealogists can trace historic school sites like Milligan Sch and Mt Bethel Sch.
    4 unique versions available
  43. 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.
  46. 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
  49. 1959 Map of Winchester, 1961 Print
    1959 Map of Winchester, 1961 Print
    1959 Winchester
    1961 Print · USGS
    Jefferson County farmland and rural settlements are caught in detail during the late 1950s. Researchers can locate family roots at Grayson Sch or trace the early community footprints of Dunavant, Boyle, and several rural cemeteries.
    3 unique versions available
  52. 1959 Map of Half Mound, 1961 Print
    1959 Map of Half Mound, 1961 Print
    1959 Half Mound
    1961 Print · USGS
    The rural borderlands of Atchison and Jefferson counties are captured here in the late fifties, showing a landscape of upland farms and river valleys. Researchers can trace the legacy of local families at Earnst Cem or locate former schoolhouses like Prairie View Sch and Nichols Sch.
    3 unique versions available
  55. 1959 Map of Valley Falls, 1961 Print
    1959 Map of Valley Falls, 1961 Print
    1959 Valley Falls
    1961 Print · USGS
    The river town of Valley Falls thrives as a rail crossroads in the late fifties, where multiple lines meet the winding Delaware River. Researchers can locate family sites at St Marys Cem, trace the old Santa Fe rail corridor, or find the rural Nesbitt Sch.
    2 unique versions available
  58. 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
  61. 1960 Map of Nortonville, 1961 Print
    1960 Map of Nortonville, 1961 Print
    1960 Nortonville
    1961 Print · USGS
    Jefferson and Atchison counties meet in this 1960s rural landscape, where the railroad defined the growth of the prairie. Genealogists can trace family roots through several country schoolhouses like Clingan Sch and early burial grounds including Noffsinger Cem.
    3 unique versions available
  64. 1960 Map of Arrington, 1961 Print
    1960 Map of Arrington, 1961 Print
    1960 Arrington
    1961 Print · USGS
    Northeast Kansas in the early sixties reveals a landscape of rural crossroads and winding river valleys where three counties meet. Genealogists and local historians can trace family sites at Larkinburg Cem, the settlement of Nebo, and the small Landing Field near Arrington.
    3 unique versions available
  67. 1960 Map of Holton SE, 1961 Print
    1960 Map of Holton SE, 1961 Print
    1960 Holton SE
    1961 Print · USGS
    Jefferson and Jackson Counties in the early sixties reveal a landscape of rural townships and family-named creek systems. Genealogists and researchers can trace the rail corridor of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and locate sites like Griggs Chapel Cem and United Brethren Ch.
    2 unique versions available
  70. 1960 Map of Potter, 1961 Print
    1960 Map of Potter, 1961 Print
    1960 Potter
    1961 Print · USGS
    Northeast Kansas at the start of the 1960s remains a landscape of rail-connected farming towns and deep, wooded creek valleys. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of local life through rural landmarks like St Johns Ch, Round Mound Cem, and the tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe.
    4 unique versions available
  73. 1961 Map of Easton SW, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Easton SW, 1962 Print
    1961 Easton SW
    1962 Print · USGS
    Jefferson County townships are mapped here in the early sixties, showing the rural structure of the Kansas landscape. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like St Lawrence Cem, Wise Cem, and the community gathering point at Hebron Ch.
    3 unique versions available
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