1950s Maps of Blue Earth County, Minnesota

1. 1950 Map of Mankato East

   

   1950 Mankato East

   1950 Print · USGS

   Blue Earth County at mid-century reveals a dense network of rural school districts and rail sidings connecting farm towns to the regional hub. Researchers can trace the legacy of local education and industry through sites like Sugar Grove Sch, Lime Siding, and the St Clair settlement.

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4. 1951 Map of Mankato East

   

   1951 Mankato East

   1951 Print · USGS

   Blue Earth County's landscape in the early fifties is defined by its dense network of rural school districts and winding river valleys. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of local life at St Clair, Mankato Springs, and numerous family-named landmarks like Pugh Sch and Eagle Lake Cem.

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7. 1951 Map of Mankato West, 1952 Print

   

   1951 Mankato West

   1952 Print · USGS

   Mankato and the river valleys of Blue Earth County are captured here in the early fifties during a period of steady post-war growth. Researchers can trace rural life through the Old Grist Mill, dozens of numbered schoolhouses, and landmarks like Minneopa Falls or Good Thunder.

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10. 1953 Map of Saint Paul, 1964 Print

    

    1953 Saint Paul

    1964 Print · USGS

    The Twin Cities and the Mississippi River valley are captured here at a mid-century turning point. Trace the early growth of Minneapolis and Saint Paul alongside landmarks like Lake Minnetonka and the St Croix River.

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13. 1953 Map of New Ulm, 1968 Print

    

    1953 New Ulm

    1968 Print · USGS

    Southern Minnesota in the mid-1950s is defined by its deep river valleys and the expanding reach of the Great Northern and Chicago and North Western railroads. Researchers can trace rural lineages through landmarks like the Milford State Monument, St. John's Ch, and the Upper Sioux Indian Res.

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16. 1954 Map of Fairmont, 1967 Print

    

    1954 Fairmont

    1967 Print · USGS

    The prairie landscape of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa comes alive in this mid-century survey of the Coteau des Prairies. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-connected growth of Fairmont and Blue Earth or locate family roots near St Kilian Ch and Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge.

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19. 1954 Map of Mason City, 1967 Print

    

    1954 Mason City

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Minnesota and northern Iowa are shown here at the height of the mid-century rail era, centered on the regional hubs of Mason City and Rochester. Researchers can trace the vanished paths of the Chicago Great Western and find local landmarks like Pilot Knob and Bear Lake.

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22. 1957 Map of New Ulm

    

    1957 New Ulm

    1957 Print · USGS

    Central Minnesota in the mid-fifties remains a landscape of river-valley commerce and prairie agriculture defined by its historic mission sites and rail towns. Genealogists and local historians can trace the development of New Ulm and Montevideo, or locate specific landmarks like the Milford State Monument and Minnesota Falls.

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25. 1957 Map of Mason City

    

    1957 Mason City

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Minnesota-Iowa border region comes alive in this mid-century survey, from the industrial plants of Mason City to the medical hub of Rochester. Researchers can trace the rail-and-river economy through the Chicago Great Western Railway and the Shell Rock River.

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28. 1958 Map of New Ulm

    

    1958 New Ulm

    1958 Print · USGS

    South-central Minnesota’s river valleys and prairie towns are captured here in the mid-fifties, during the height of the region's rail-and-river economy. Genealogists and historians can trace the legacy of the Upper Sioux Indian Mission or locate early rail stops along the Chicago and North Western Ry in towns like Redwood Falls and Glencoe.

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31. 1958 Map of Mason City

    

    1958 Mason City

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southern Minnesota and northern Iowa are shown during the mid-fifties when railroads still anchored the regional economy. Genealogists and historians can trace the intricate rail networks of the Illinois Central and find local landmarks in Mason City, Albert Lea, and Austin.

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34. 1958 Map of Fairmont

    

    1958 Fairmont

    1958 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa come alive in the mid-1950s, showing a landscape defined by glacial lakes and rail-line commerce. Researchers can trace historic landmarks like Lakeside Laboratory, Gridley Station, and the Bancroft Wildlife Refuge across the prairie.

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37. 1959 Map of Saint Paul

    

    1959 Saint Paul

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota appear here in the late fifties, showing the peak of the rail era and post-war suburban growth. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Lake Minnetonka, the Univ Of Minn Rosemount Research Center, or the growing neighborhoods of Richfield.

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