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Old Maps of Blue Mound, Kansas for Metal Detecting

Plan your next treasure hunt with 14 historic maps of Blue Mound. Find old homesites, ghost towns, trails, and gathering spots that may be lost to time — perfect for identifying promising metal detecting locations.

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Blue Mound, KS maps

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  1. 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.
  4. 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
  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. 1966 Map of Blue Mound, 1967 Print
    1966 Map of Blue Mound, 1967 Print
    1966 Blue Mound
    1967 Print · USGS
    The rural landscape of Linn and Anderson counties comes into focus in the mid-1960s, centered on the town of Blue Mound. Genealogists and historians can trace an Old Railroad Grade and several burial sites like Osage Cem and Boulware Cem.
  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 Blue Mound, 2009 Print
    2009 Map of Blue Mound, 2009 Print
    2009 Blue Mound
    2009 Print · USGS
    Covers Blue Mound, including Bourbon County, Anderson County, and other nearby areas
  31. 2012 Map of Blue Mound, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Blue Mound, 2012 Print
    2012 Blue Mound
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Blue Mound, including Bourbon County, Anderson County, and other nearby areas
  34. 2015 Map of Blue Mound, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Blue Mound, 2015 Print
    2015 Blue Mound
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Blue Mound, including Bourbon County, Anderson County, and other nearby areas
  37. 2018 Map of Blue Mound, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Blue Mound, 2018 Print
    2018 Blue Mound
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Blue Mound, including Bourbon County, Anderson County, and other nearby areas
  40. 2022 Map of Blue Mound, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Blue Mound, 2022 Print
    2022 Blue Mound
    2022 Print · USGS
    Blue Mound and its surrounding prairie landscapes are documented here in the early twenty-first century as the community spans four county borders. Researchers can trace local lineage across several rural burial grounds including Sunny Slope Cem, Old Blue Mound Cem, and Boulware Cem.
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