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Old Maps of Watson, Missouri for Metal Detecting

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Watson, MO maps

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  1. 1915 Map of Nemaha
    1915 Map of Nemaha
    1915 Nemaha
    1915 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River borderlands between Nebraska and Missouri are captured here in the years before major flood control altered the channel. Genealogists can trace family roots through dozens of rural landmarks, including Mt Vernon Cemetery, Antioch Church, and the river landing at St Deroin.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 1939 Map of Nemaha, 1954 Print
    1939 Map of Nemaha, 1954 Print
    1939 Nemaha
    1954 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River floodplain and the bluffs of Nebraska and Missouri are captured here just before the mid-century. Researchers can trace the path of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and find vanished locations like St Deroin, Aspinwall, and McCandless Siding.
  7. 1949 Map of Nemaha
    1949 Map of Nemaha
    1949 Nemaha
    1949 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River lowlands come alive in this post-war survey of the Nebraska-Missouri border. Genealogists can trace family roots through dozens of named country schools and small rail stops like McCandless Siding and the settlement of St Deroin.
  10. 1955 Map of Nebraska City, 1967 Print
    1955 Map of Nebraska City, 1967 Print
    1955 Nebraska City
    1967 Print · USGS
    The four-state region surrounding the Missouri River valley appears here in the mid-1950s, a landscape of rail-dependent market towns and rural school districts. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Rock Bluff School, St Oswald Church, and the Clarinda State Hospital.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1957 Map of Nebraska City
    1957 Map of Nebraska City
    1957 Nebraska City
    1957 Print · USGS
    The four-state junction of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas comes alive in this mid-fifties survey of the Missouri River valley. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-road networks connecting Nebraska City, Maryville, and the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
  16. 1958 Map of Nebraska City
    1958 Map of Nebraska City
    1958 Nebraska City
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River Valley and its fertile four-state borderlands are captured here during the mid-century expansion of the regional highway and rail networks. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Moulton School, Shady Grove Church, and the Clarinda State Hospital.
  19. 1966 Map of Peru, 1968 Print
    1966 Map of Peru, 1968 Print
    1966 Peru
    1968 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River floodplain near the Nebraska-Missouri border comes to life in the mid-sixties, centered on the bluff-side town of Peru. Genealogists and historians can locate rural landmarks like Mt Vernon Cem, Locust Grove Sch, and the Peru State College campus.
    2 unique versions available
  22. 1981 Map of Rock Port, 1982 Print
    1981 Map of Rock Port, 1982 Print
    1981 Rock Port
    1982 Print · USGS
    Atchison County in the early eighties shows the Missouri River bluffs and the bustling county seat at Rock Port. Local historians can trace family roots at Addington Cem or Green Hill Cem and follow the old Burlington Northern rail line.
  25. 1986 Map of Falls City
    1986 Map of Falls City
    1986 Falls City
    1986 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River borderlands of Nebraska and Missouri were a landscape of established colleges and river-bound railroads in the mid-1980s. Researchers can locate long-standing landmarks like Peru State College, the Iowa Indian Reservation, and St Johns Cem.
    2 unique versions available
  28. 2011 Map of Peru, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Peru, 2011 Print
    2011 Peru
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Watson, including Peru, Brownville, and other nearby areas
  31. 2012 Map of Rock Port, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Rock Port, 2012 Print
    2012 Rock Port
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Watson, including Rock Port, Phelps City, and other nearby areas
  34. 2014 Map of Peru, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Peru, 2014 Print
    2014 Peru
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Watson, including Peru, Brownville, and other nearby areas
  37. 2014 Map of Rock Port, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Rock Port, 2014 Print
    2014 Rock Port
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Watson, including Rock Port, Phelps City, and other nearby areas
  40. 2017 Map of Rock Port, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Rock Port, 2017 Print
    2017 Rock Port
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Watson, including Rock Port, Phelps City, and other nearby areas
  43. 2017 Map of Peru, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Peru, 2017 Print
    2017 Peru
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Watson, including Peru, Brownville, and other nearby areas
  46. 2021 Map of Rock Port, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Rock Port, 2021 Print
    2021 Rock Port
    2021 Print · USGS
    Atchison County comes into focus in this contemporary survey of the Missouri river valley and its surrounding uplands. Researchers can trace the layout of Rock Port, locating the Atchison County Courthouse and numerous burial sites such as Millsap Cem and Linden Cem.
  49. 2021 Map of Peru, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Peru, 2021 Print
    2021 Peru
    2021 Print · USGS
    The Missouri River bluffs of Nebraska and the floodplains of Atchison County, Missouri, are captured here in the early twenty-first century. Genealogists can locate family sites at Mount Vernon Cem and Sonora Cem or trace the early campus of Peru State College.
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