Old Maps of Benedict, Kansas for Genealogy

1. 1886 Map of Fredonia

   

   1886 Fredonia

   1886 Print · USGS

   Southeast Kansas in the mid-1880s was a land of emerging rail hubs and river valley settlements. Researchers can trace early railroad expansion through Fredonia and Yates Center or locate long-standing communities like Toronto, New Albany, and Coyville.

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4. 1894 Map of Fredonia

   

   1894 Fredonia

   1894 Print · USGS

   Southeast Kansas is documented here during a period of rapid railway expansion and prairie settlement. Genealogists and local researchers can trace the early footprints of Fredonia, Yates Center, and vanished sites like Twin Mounds or Coyville.

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7. 1938 Map of Fredonia, 1965 Print

   

   1938 Fredonia

   1965 Print · USGS

   Southeast Kansas in the late thirties is revealed here as a bustling network of rail-side towns and rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family roots through dozens of local landmarks like Caley Cem, Leeper Bridge, and the St Francis Ch.

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10. 1939 Map of Fredonia

    

    1939 Fredonia

    1939 Print · USGS

    The river valleys of Wilson and Woodson counties are captured here in the late 1930s, showing a landscape defined by agriculture and rail. Genealogists can trace rural family roots through dozens of local school sites like Forty Four Sch and Ten Penny Sch, or the streets of Fredonia and Coyville.

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13. 1942 Map of Fredonia

    

    1942 Fredonia

    1942 Print · USGS

    The rail crossroads at Fredonia and the winding river valleys of Wilson County are captured here just before the mid-century. Genealogists can trace rural life through dozens of local landmarks like Old Taylor Cem, Coyville, and the Needmore Sch.

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16. 1943 Map of Fredonia

    

    1943 Fredonia

    1943 Print · USGS

    Southeast Kansas at the dawn of the 1940s reveals a landscape of river-valley towns and dozens of rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous country schools like Ten Penny Sch and the Jackson Cem near New Albany.

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19. 1947 Map of Joplin, 1954 Print

    

    1947 Joplin

    1954 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma are shown here during the late 1940s, a period of heavy industrial and military activity. Researchers can trace the extensive Tri-State Mining District, the layout of Camp Crowder, and local landmarks like Mount Hope Cem.

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22. 1949 Map of Joplin

    

    1949 Joplin

    1949 Print · USGS

    The Kansas-Missouri borderlands thrive in the late 1940s, showing a robust network of railroad towns and river valleys. Researchers can trace historic rail lines like the Missouri Pacific RR and locate rural centers such as Chanute, Iola, and Fort Scott.

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25. 1954 Map of Joplin, 1967 Print

    

    1954 Joplin

    1967 Print · USGS

    The tri-state border region of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma is captured here during a peak era of mid-century industrial and agricultural activity. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of rural cemeteries or locate landmarks like the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and Pittsburg State University.

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28. 1958 Map of Joplin

    

    1958 Joplin

    1958 Print · USGS

    The tri-state border region of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma is shown during the late fifties, a time of heavy rail traffic and mining activity. Local historians can trace the industrial landscape through the Joplin & Pittsburg Ry or locate family sites like Zion Ch and Bender Mounds.

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31. 1959 Map of Joplin

    

    1959 Joplin

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Tri-State region’s mining and rail-driven economy is on full display in the late fifties. Genealogists can locate Lead and Zinc Mines near Joplin, family markers at Oak Hill Cem, and military history at Camp Clark.

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34. 1975 Map of Middletown, 1978 Print

    

    1975 Middletown

    1978 Print · USGS

    The Verdigris River valley and the settlement of Middletown are captured here in the mid-seventies before further modernization changed the rural Kansas landscape. Researchers can trace family history at Farmington Cem, locate landmarks like Moss Bridge, and follow the path of an Old RR Grade.

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37. 1985 Map of Chanute, 1986 Print

    

    1985 Chanute

    1986 Print · USGS

    Southeast Kansas in the mid-1980s reveals a robust landscape of river-valley agriculture and intersecting rail lines through Neosho and Allen counties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through small settlements like Piqua, locate the Mt Hope Cem, or follow the path of the Old Indian Treaty Boundary.

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40. 1990 Map of Chanute

    

    1990 Chanute

    1990 Print · USGS

    Southeast Kansas at the start of the nineties reveals a landscape of river-valley towns and agricultural hubs. Researchers can trace the paths of the Missouri Pacific RR through Iola or locate family roots near Savonburg, Thayer, and Buffalo.

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43. 2022 Map of Middletown, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Middletown

    2022 Print · USGS

    Southeast Kansas at the start of the 2020s remains a landscape of quiet section roads and winding river valleys. Genealogists can locate several rural burial grounds including Trimmell Cem and Maple Grove Cem near the banks of the Verdigris River.

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