1980s Maps of Faribault County, Minnesota

Explore 10 historic maps of Faribault County from the 1980s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1980s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Faribault County, MN maps

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  1. 1982 Map of Bricelyn, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Bricelyn, 1983 Print
    1982 Bricelyn
    1983 Print · USGS
    Bricelyn and the surrounding Faribault County townships are captured here in the early eighties as a high-functioning agricultural landscape. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Chicago and North Western rail line and locate Bricelyn Cem and Clayton Cem.

  2. 1982 Map of Kiester, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Kiester, 1983 Print
    1982 Kiester
    1983 Print · USGS
    Southern Faribault County is shown here in the early eighties as a productive agricultural region tied together by the Chicago and North Western rail line. Researchers can locate family landmarks like St Johns Cem, the community of Walters, and several local Gravel Pits.

  3. 1982 Map of Oza Tanka Lakebed, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Oza Tanka Lakebed, 1983 Print
    1982 Oza Tanka Lakebed
    1983 Print · USGS
    Faribault County agriculture and drainage systems are captured here in the early 1980s. Local researchers can locate rural family landmarks like St Marys Cem and King Cem, or trace the complex network of Oza Tanka Lakebed and Brush Creek.

  4. 1982 Map of Wells, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Wells, 1983 Print
    1982 Wells
    1983 Print · USGS
    Wells and the surrounding Faribault County prairie are captured here in the early eighties as a thriving agricultural and rail corridor. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of the community through St Casimir Cem, Rice Lake Cem, and the rail stops at Thistius and Baroda.

  5. 1982 Map of Frost, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Frost, 1983 Print
    1982 Frost
    1983 Print · USGS
    Southern Minnesota farmland near the Iowa border is captured here in the early eighties, centered on the village of Frost. Genealogists and local historians can trace family plots across Emerald township and locate landmarks like Bethany Ch and Emerald Cem.

  6. 1982 Map of Brush Creek, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Brush Creek, 1983 Print
    1982 Brush Creek
    1983 Print · USGS
    Faribault County in the early eighties was a landscape of managed wetlands and rural crossroads. Local historians can trace the foundations of the community at the Townhall, Brush Creek Ch, and family sites near Walnut Lake Cem.

  7. 1985 Map of Mason City
    1985 Map of Mason City
    1985 Mason City
    1985 Print · USGS
    The Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota borderlands are captured here in the mid-eighties, showing a region defined by agricultural drainage and rail heritage. Genealogists and historians can trace the grid of rural townships and find local landmarks like Pilot Knob State Park, Nora Springs, and Clear Lake State Park.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1985 Map of Estherville
    1985 Map of Estherville
    1985 Estherville
    1985 Print · USGS
    Northern Iowa in the mid-eighties was a landscape of grid-patterned agriculture and vast marshland conservation. Genealogists can locate rural landmarks like Oak Hill Cemetery and Fourmile Lake School, or trace the rail lines of the Chicago and North Western.
    2 unique versions available

  9. 1985 Map of Albert Lea
    1985 Map of Albert Lea
    1985 Albert Lea
    1985 Print · USGS
    Southern Minnesota's agricultural heartland is documented here in the mid-1980s, showing a landscape defined by industrial rail lines and managed waterways. Trace the historic routes of the Chicago and North Western and explore settlements like Hollandale, New Richland, and Bricelyn.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1985 Map of Fairmont, 1991 Print
    1985 Map of Fairmont, 1991 Print
    1985 Fairmont
    1991 Print · USGS
    Southern Minnesota in the mid-eighties shows a robust network of prairie towns and rail-connected agricultural hubs. Genealogists can trace family footprints across Rolling Green and Manyaska or locate old homesteads near Fox Lake and the Chicago & North Western line.

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