1950s Maps of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

1. 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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4. 1953 Map of Saint Cloud, 1968 Print

   

   1953 Saint Cloud

   1968 Print · USGS

   Central Minnesota's lake country and the Mississippi River valley are caught in a period of steady mid-century growth. Researchers can trace historic rail lines, old granite works, and local landmarks like St. Johns University, Camp Ripley, and the shores of Lake Minnewaska.

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7. 1956 Map of Atwater, 1958 Print

   

   1956 Atwater

   1958 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Kandiyohi County is defined here by its lakeland geography and its dependence on the Great Northern railroad. Researchers can trace dozens of rural landmarks, from the Union Cemetery at Atwater to numerous local schoolhouses like School No 78 and School No 44.

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10. 1957 Map of Saint Cloud

    

    1957 Saint Cloud

    1957 Print · USGS

    Central Minnesota's lake country and rail corridors are meticulously detailed in the mid-1950s. Genealogists and researchers can trace the growth of towns like Alexandria, Willmar, and Saint Cloud along the Great Northern railroad line.

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13. 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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16. 1957 Map of Olivia, 1959 Print

    

    1957 Olivia

    1959 Print · USGS

    Renville and Kandiyohi Counties are shown during the late fifties, defined by a dense grid of farm roads and competing rail lines. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Christina Cem, St Johns Ch, and the village of Olivia.

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19. 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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22. 1958 Map of Saint Cloud

    

    1958 Saint Cloud

    1958 Print · USGS

    Central Minnesota in the mid-1950s shows a landscape of growing regional hubs and hundreds of glacial lakes connected by an extensive rail network. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Saint Cloud, Alexandria, and Willmar along the Great Northern Railway.

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25. 1958 Map of Kerkhoven, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Kerkhoven

    1959 Print · USGS

    Kerkhoven and the surrounding Minnesota prairie appear here in the late fifties, centered on the Great Northern rail corridor. Genealogists and local historians can locate early landmarks like Hillside Cem, West Salem Cem, and the waters of School Lake.

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28. 1958 Map of Raymond, 1960 Print

    

    1958 Raymond

    1960 Print · USGS

    In the late fifties, the prairie of Kandiyohi County was defined by the diagonal line of the Great Northern railroad. Researchers can locate the small settlement of Priam, family plots at Fairview Cem, and rural schoolhouses like Golden Grove Sch.

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31. 1958 Map of Pennock, 1960 Print

    

    1958 Pennock

    1960 Print · USGS

    Kandiyohi County was defined by its prairie wetlands and the steel of the mid-century rail era. You can trace the development of small-town life through locations like Pennock, the rural Town Hall, and local landmarks like Mamré Lund Ch or School No 780.

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34. 1958 Map of Willmar, 1960 Print

    

    1958 Willmar

    1960 Print · USGS

    Willmar is captured here in the late fifties as a growing rail and aviation hub surrounded by the tight-knit farming townships of Kandiyohi County. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Bethel Cem, St Marys Ch, and numerous rural schoolhouses including Pleasant View Sch.

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37. 1958 Map of Solomon Lake, 1960 Print

    

    1958 Solomon Lake

    1960 Print · USGS

    North of Willmar in the late fifties, the landscape was a mosaic of glacial lakes and institutional hubs. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural school districts, the grounds of the Willmar State Hospital, and family-named landmarks like Lunby Cem and Skataas Lake.

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