Old Maps of Orleans, Minnesota

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Orleans, MN maps

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  1. 1941 Map of Hallock
    1941 Map of Hallock
    1941 Hallock
    1941 Print · USGS
    Upper Minnesota near the Canadian border thrived as a rail-and-river agricultural corridor in the early 1940s. Genealogists can trace early rural life through a dense grid of country schools like Grasshopper Sch and Webster Sch, alongside the Soo Line railroad.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1952 Map of Thief River Falls, 1967 Print
    1952 Map of Thief River Falls, 1967 Print
    1952 Thief River Falls
    1967 Print · USGS
    The Red River Valley's agricultural and conservation landscape is captured in the mid-1950s, detailing a web of rail lines and international border crossings. Researchers can trace family roots in towns like Thief River Falls, locate the State School for Blind, and survey landmarks like the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1956 Map of Thief River Falls
    1956 Map of Thief River Falls
    1956 Thief River Falls
    1956 Print · USGS
    The Red River Valley in the mid-1950s is captured here as a sprawling network of rail corridors and wildlife refuges along the Canadian border. Trace the vanished transport routes of the Dismantled railroad and Abandoned railroad or locate local landmarks like the Herrick Elevator and State School for Blind.

  4. 1957 Map of Thief River Falls
    1957 Map of Thief River Falls
    1957 Thief River Falls
    1957 Print · USGS
    The Red River Valley in the mid-fifties is captured here as a thriving network of rail towns and conservation lands. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through settlements like Grafton, Pembina, and Hallock, or locate landmarks such as the State School for Blind and the Great Northern RR corridor.

  5. 1967 Map of Thief River Falls
    1967 Map of Thief River Falls
    1967 Thief River Falls
    1967 Print · USGS
    The Red River Valley and the international border come alive in the 1960s, showing a landscape shaped by major rail lines and river commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Great Northern and Soo Line through towns like Thief River Falls, Grafton, and Hallock.

  6. 1974 Map of Orleans, 1976 Print
    1974 Map of Orleans, 1976 Print
    1974 Orleans
    1976 Print · USGS
    Kittson County sits along the international border in the 1970s, where the prairie meets the Canadian line. Trace the SOO LINE rail route through Orleans and locate the water resources of the Little Joe River and Joe River State Wildlife Area.

  7. 1985 Map of Hallock
    1985 Map of Hallock
    1985 Hallock
    1985 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Minnesota’s borderlands are captured here in the mid-1980s as a managed landscape of agriculture and conservation. Trace the Burlington Northern line through historic rail towns like Hallock or locate remote airstrips and the expansive Lake Bronson State Park.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 2011 Map of Orleans, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Orleans, 2011 Print
    2011 Orleans
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Orleans, including Kittson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  9. 2013 Map of Orleans, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Orleans, 2013 Print
    2013 Orleans
    2013 Print · USGS
    Covers Orleans, including Kittson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  10. 2016 Map of Orleans, 2016 Print
    2016 Map of Orleans, 2016 Print
    2016 Orleans
    2016 Print · USGS
    Covers Orleans, including Kittson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  11. 2019 Map of Orleans, 2019 Print
    2019 Map of Orleans, 2019 Print
    2019 Orleans
    2019 Print · USGS
    Covers Orleans, including Kittson County, United States, and other nearby areas

  12. 2022 Map of Orleans, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Orleans, 2022 Print
    2022 Orleans
    2022 Print · USGS
    Orleans and the surrounding Kittson County farmland are captured in this modern survey of northern Minnesota. Researchers can trace the section lines of the Public Land Survey System alongside the Little Joe River and the rural crossroads of Orleans and Co Rd 64.

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