Old Maps of Guilford, Kansas

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Guilford, KS maps

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  1. 1886 Map of Fredonia
    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.

  2. 1894 Map of Fredonia
    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.
    6 unique versions available

  3. 1938 Map of Altoona, 1966 Print
    1938 Map of Altoona, 1966 Print
    1938 Altoona
    1966 Print · USGS
    Southeast Kansas in the late thirties was a landscape of dense rural communities and winding river valleys. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of named country schoolhouses like Ninety Nine Sch and Five Mounds Sch, or locate family plots at Buffalo Cem.

  4. 1939 Map of Altoona
    1939 Map of Altoona
    1939 Altoona
    1939 Print · USGS
    Southeast Kansas is shown at its rural peak in the late thirties, when the Verdigris River valley was dotted with small schoolhouses and family farms. Researchers can locate numerous local landmarks like Sorghum Valley Sch, Buffalo Cem, and the crossing at Barnhill Bridge.

  5. 1943 Map of Altoona
    1943 Map of Altoona
    1943 Altoona
    1943 Print · USGS
    Southeast Kansas comes alive in the late thirties as a landscape of river-valley farms and rail-connected towns. Genealogists can trace family roots through an exceptional density of country schools and churches, from Ninety Nine Sch to the Vilas Bethel Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1947 Map of Joplin, 1954 Print
    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.

  7. 1949 Map of Joplin
    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.

  8. 1954 Map of Joplin, 1967 Print
    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.
    3 unique versions available

  9. 1958 Map of Joplin
    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.

  10. 1959 Map of Joplin
    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.

  11. 1959 Map of Altoona, 1960 Print
    1959 Map of Altoona, 1960 Print
    1959 Altoona
    1960 Print · USGS
    Wilson County at the end of the 1950s is captured here as a landscape of river-bend settlements and active energy production. Genealogists and local historians can trace the homesteads near Harmony Sch, follow the Missouri Pacific rail line, or locate early Oil Wells and the Guilford Bridge.
    3 unique versions available

  12. 1985 Map of Chanute, 1986 Print
    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.

  13. 1990 Map of Chanute
    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.

  14. 2010 Map of Altoona, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Altoona, 2010 Print
    2010 Altoona
    2010 Print · USGS
    Covers Guilford, including Altoona, Benedict, and other nearby areas

  15. 2012 Map of Altoona, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Altoona, 2012 Print
    2012 Altoona
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Guilford, including Altoona, Benedict, and other nearby areas

  16. 2015 Map of Altoona, 2015 Print
    2015 Map of Altoona, 2015 Print
    2015 Altoona
    2015 Print · USGS
    Covers Guilford, including Altoona, Benedict, and other nearby areas

  17. 2018 Map of Altoona, 2018 Print
    2018 Map of Altoona, 2018 Print
    2018 Altoona
    2018 Print · USGS
    Covers Guilford, including Altoona, Benedict, and other nearby areas

  18. 2022 Map of Altoona, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Altoona, 2022 Print
    2022 Altoona
    2022 Print · USGS
    Altoona and its surrounding river valley are captured here in the early 2020s, showcasing the traditional grid of this Wilson County hub. Genealogists and local historians can trace the town layout from Main St to 13th St, and locate the small riverside settlement of Guilford.

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