1900s (20th Century) Maps of Franklin, 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. 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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7. 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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10. 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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13. 1967 Map of New Ulm

    

    1967 New Ulm

    1967 Print · USGS

    Southern Minnesota in the mid-fifties is captured here as a landscape of river-valley missions and busy prairie rail towns. Researchers can trace the Yellow Medicine Trail and locate historic sites like the Morton Indian Mission and Milford State Monument.

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16. 1983 Map of Morton

    

    1983 Morton

    1983 Print · USGS

    Renville and Redwood counties meet along the river valley in the early 1980s, where agriculture and history intersect. Genealogists and historians can locate several family burial grounds like St Patrick Cem and trace landmarks such as the Birch Coulee Battlefield Historic Site.

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19. 1983 Map of Morton SE

    

    1983 Morton SE

    1983 Print · USGS

    Renville County farmland and the Minnesota River valley are captured here in the early eighties, showing a landscape shaped by drainage and rail. Researchers can trace local heritage through numerous burial sites like Finnish Cem and the Chicago and North Western line.

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22. 1986 Map of Glencoe

    

    1986 Glencoe

    1986 Print · USGS

    The south-central Minnesota prairie and its glacial lake basins are captured here in the mid-1980s, showcasing a landscape of intensive farming and conservation. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and trace the rail lines of the Soo Line and Chicago and North Western through towns like Gaylord, Olivia, and Hutchinson.

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25. 1992 Map of Morton, 1995 Print

    

    1992 Morton

    1995 Print · USGS

    The Minnesota River valley was entering the mid-nineties as a landscape deeply marked by nineteenth-century history and agricultural engineering. Researchers can trace the Old Minnesota Indian Treaty Boundary and the grounds of the Birch Coulee Battlefield Historic Site.

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