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Old Maps of Downs, Kansas for Genealogy

Trace your family roots with 10 historic maps of Downs. These high-res maps reveal old neighborhoods, homesites, landmarks, and streets — helping you uncover where your ancestors lived and how the area evolved over time.

  • Explore historic neighborhoods: Identify where your relatives may have lived in the 1800s or 1900s.
  • Compare maps over time: Trace the changes in streets, buildings, and landmarks for multi-generational research.
  • Perfect for genealogy & ancestry research: Used by family historians and researchers to map out lineage and migration.

These maps are an incredible resource for exploring your personal connection to Downs's past.

Downs, KS maps

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  1. 1893 Map of Smith Center
    1893 Map of Smith Center
    1893 Smith Center
    1893 Print · USGS
    North-central Kansas emerges in the early 1890s as a landscape of grid-patterned townships and growing rail towns. Researchers can trace the early footprints of Smith Center and Lebanon or locate vanished points like Jacksonburg and Womer.
    3 unique versions available
  4. 1896 Map of Osborne
    1896 Map of Osborne
    1896 Osborne
    1896 Print · USGS
    North Central Kansas in the late nineteenth century was a landscape of budding railroad towns and river-fed townships. Researchers can trace the early layout of Osborne and Luray, or locate vanished rural hubs like Corinth, Bristow, and the Meade Ranch.
    4 unique versions available
  7. 1953 Map of Downs South
    1953 Map of Downs South
    1953 Downs South
    1953 Print · USGS
    Osborne County farming and transit are captured here in the early fifties, where the river and rail lines converge. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Iowa Cem and Cottonwood Sch along the South Fork Solomon River.
    3 unique versions available
  10. 1955 Map of Beloit, 1971 Print
    1955 Map of Beloit, 1971 Print
    1955 Beloit
    1971 Print · USGS
    North Central Kansas in the mid-fifties shows a landscape of river-valley agriculture and expanding water infrastructure. Genealogists can trace the rail lines of the Union Pacific through towns like Nicodemus, Cawker City, and the State Sanatorium.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1959 Map of Beloit
    1959 Map of Beloit
    1959 Beloit
    1959 Print · USGS
    North Central Kansas at mid-century reveals a landscape shaped by river valleys and the expansion of massive water reservoirs. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-town connections of Beloit and Norton or locate the site of the new Webster Dam.
    3 unique versions available
  16. 1960 Map of Downs North, 1962 Print
    1960 Map of Downs North, 1962 Print
    1960 Downs North
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Smith and Osborne County borderlands come to life in the early 1960s at the junction of the Solomon River forks. Researchers can locate vanished rural landmarks like Pleasant Ridge Sch, the settlement of Dispatch, and Rose Valley Ch.
    2 unique versions available
  19. 1985 Map of Beloit
    1985 Map of Beloit
    1985 Beloit
    1985 Print · USGS
    North Central Kansas in the mid-eighties shows a landscape shaped by the Solomon and Saline rivers and the massive Waconda Lake. Researchers can trace the routes of the Missouri Pacific RR and locate rural landmarks like the State Girls School and Denmark.
    2 unique versions available
  22. 1985 Map of Smith Center
    1985 Map of Smith Center
    1985 Smith Center
    1985 Print · USGS
    North Central Kansas in the mid-eighties shows a landscape of small agricultural hubs like Smith Center and Mankato linked by the Missouri Pacific line. Researchers can locate the Geographic Center of 48 States and trace family roots near Fairview Cem or along Waconda Lake.
    2 unique versions available
  25. 2022 Map of Downs South, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Downs South, 2022 Print
    2022 Downs South
    2022 Print · USGS
    Osborne County, Kansas, is captured here in the early 2020s, showcasing the rural landscape south of Downs. Researchers can locate historic sites such as Corinth Cemetery and the settlement of Forney along the winding South Fork Solomon River.
  28. 2022 Map of Downs North, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Downs North, 2022 Print
    2022 Downs North
    2022 Print · USGS
    North Central Kansas is documented here in the early twenty-first century as it spans the borders of Smith, Osborne, and Jewell counties. Researchers can locate family sites near Rose Valley Cem, explore the streets of Downs, or trace the winding Twelvemile Cr.
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