1950s Maps of Renville County, Minnesota

1. 1952 Map of Morton, 1954 Print

   

   1952 Morton

   1954 Print · USGS

   Renville County farmland meets the deep Minnesota River valley in the early fifties, showing a landscape shaped by granite quarrying and river transport. Researchers can locate numerous country schools and churches like Swedlanda Ch, the Lower Sioux Indian Community, and the grounds of Fort Ridgely.

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4. 1952 Map of Redwood Falls, 1954 Print

   

   1952 Redwood Falls

   1954 Print · USGS

   Redwood Falls and the Minnesota River valley are captured in detail during the early fifties, showing the area's deep agricultural and river-town roots. Researchers can trace rural school districts, the Chicago and North Western rail line, and the Lower Sioux Indian Community.

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7. 1953 Map of Morgan, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Morgan

   1955 Print · USGS

   Redwood and Brown Counties are shown at their agricultural peak in the early fifties, anchored by the rail hub at Morgan. Genealogists and historians can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses and country churches like Brookville Church or Immanuel Church.

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10. 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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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 Winthrop, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Winthrop

    1959 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Sibley and McLeod counties are captured here as the rail-centered agricultural landscape reached its peak. Genealogists can trace family roots through several rural landmarks like St Boniface Cem, St John Sch, and the town of Winthrop.

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25. 1958 Map of Hutchinson, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Hutchinson

    1959 Print · USGS

    Hutchinson and the surrounding McLeod County townships are captured here in the late fifties at a height of rail-driven agricultural activity. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous rural landmarks like Zion Ch, Stahl Lake Sch, and the Immanuel Sch Cem.

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