1900s (20th Century) Maps of Brooks, Minnesota

1. 1918 Map of Terrebonne

   

   1918 Terrebonne

   1918 Print · USGS

   Northern Minnesota's river valleys and rail corridors are captured here just after the Great War. Genealogists and local historians can trace the early drainage systems and rail stops at Plummer, Terrebonne, and Brooks.

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4. 1919 Map of Grit

   

   1919 Grit

   1919 Print · USGS

   Red Lake and Polk counties are shown here at the close of the Great War, as drainage projects reshaped the marshy landscape. Genealogists can trace family roots through small settlements like Oklee, Brooks Station, and Lambert, or locate rural School sites and the Old Red Lake Indian Reservation Boundary Line.

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7. 1952 Map of Grand Forks, 1967 Print

   

   1952 Grand Forks

   1967 Print · USGS

   The Red River Valley in the early fifties is shown here at the height of its rail-and-river agricultural economy. Researchers can locate small-town landmarks like the Pleasant View School, the Immanuel Lutheran Church, and trace the path of the Soo Line Railroad.

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10. 1954 Map of Bemidji, 1966 Print

    

    1954 Bemidji

    1966 Print · USGS

    Northern Minnesota's lake country and timberlands are captured here at a mid-century peak of rail and road expansion. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through numerous small settlements like Mahnomen, Clearbrook, and Walker, while locating local landmarks such as White Earth Church.

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13. 1956 Map of Grand Forks

    

    1956 Grand Forks

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Red River Valley in the mid-fifties is captured here as a thriving corridor of grain elevators and rail-linked towns along the North Dakota and Minnesota border. Researchers can trace historic church sites like Immanuel Lutheran Church, vanished rail stops at Tilde Junction, and the boundaries of the White Earth Indian Reservation.

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16. 1957 Map of Bemidji

    

    1957 Bemidji

    1957 Print · USGS

    Northern Minnesota in the mid-fifties is defined by its massive lake systems and the sprawling timberlands of the Chippewa National Forest. Genealogists and researchers can trace old rail lines like the Great Northern RR and locate settlements such as Moberg, Naytahwaush, and Lake Itasca.

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19. 1958 Map of Bemidji

    

    1958 Bemidji

    1958 Print · USGS

    Northern Minnesota in the late fifties is a vast landscape of tribal lands and timber forests tied together by rail. Genealogists and researchers can trace old rail stops and lakeside communities from Walker to Fosston, or explore the source of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca.

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22. 1964 Map of Brooks, 1965 Print

    

    1964 Brooks

    1965 Print · USGS

    Northern Minnesota prairie and river bottomlands are captured here in the mid-sixties, centered on the village of Brooks. Researchers can trace the SOO LINE rail corridor and locate rural landmarks like the local Cem or the winding Poplar River.

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25. 1966 Map of Grand Forks

    

    1966 Grand Forks

    1966 Print · USGS

    The Red River Valley in the mid-sixties shows a landscape shaped by rail-line commerce and complex water management. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-side towns like Emerado and Hunter or locate rural landmarks like the Pleasant View Church.

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28. 1971 Map of Oklee SW, 1976 Print

    

    1971 Oklee SW

    1976 Print · USGS

    Red Lake County enters the 1970s as a productive agricultural landscape defined by meandering riverbanks and rail-line hubs. Trace old homesteads and landmarks like the Oklee Racetrack, the Soo Line railroad, and the St Francis Xavier Cem.

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31. 1984 Map of Crookston, 1985 Print

    

    1984 Crookston

    1985 Print · USGS

    Northwest Minnesota at the peak of the mid-eighties reveals a landscape of fertile valley plains and conservation lands tied together by rail. Genealogists and historians can trace the local rail networks of the Soo Line Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad through regional hubs like Crookston and Red Lake Falls.

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34. 1985 Map of Fosston

    

    1985 Fosston

    1985 Print · USGS

    Northern Minnesota's lake country and timberlands are captured here in the mid-eighties, from the shores of Lower Red Lake to the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest. Genealogists and local historians can trace rail-town development along the Burlington Northern line through Fosston, Bagley, and McIntosh.

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