Old Maps of Ballard, Missouri for Metal Detecting

1. 1887 Map of Butler

   

   1887 Butler

   1887 Print · USGS

   Bates County is captured here in the 1880s as the rail and river economies converged. Researchers can trace the early footprints of Butler and Rich Hill, or locate smaller disappeared locales like Carbon Centre and Crescent Hill.

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4. 1894 Map of Butler

   

   1894 Butler

   1894 Print · USGS

   Bates County is captured here in the late nineteenth century as the railroad began to redefine its rural economy. Genealogists can trace family roots through the grids of Butler and Rich Hill, or locate smaller centers like Papinsville and Crescent Hill.

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7. 1947 Map of Lawrence, 1954 Print

   

   1947 Lawrence

   1954 Print · USGS

   Eastern Kansas and western Missouri thrive in the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by major river valleys and a dense railway network. Genealogists can trace family settlements from Lawrence to Greenwood and locate landmarks like Olathe Navy and Lake Lotawana.

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10. 1950 Map of Lawrence

    

    1950 Lawrence

    1950 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Kansas and Missouri come alive in this map of the river-valley corridors just as the interstate era was beginning. Researchers can trace the legacy of major rail lines like the Union Pacific RR and locate ancestral roots in towns from Lawrence to Harrisonville.

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13. 1956 Map of Lawrence, 1967 Print

    

    1956 Lawrence

    1967 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kansas and the Missouri border country are captured here during the mid-century transition to the interstate era. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named terrain like Summers Mound and the footprint of Sunflower Ordnance Works near Baldwin City.

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16. 1961 Map of Lawrence

    

    1961 Lawrence

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Kansas-Missouri borderland shows its mid-century transition from a rail-dependent agricultural region to a suburbanizing landscape. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous Cem sites and distinctive terrain landmarks like Graves Mound and Summers Mound.

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19. 1961 Map of Spruce, 1962 Print

    

    1961 Spruce

    1962 Print · USGS

    Bates County, Missouri, is captured in the early sixties as a patchwork of small townships and family farms. Researchers can trace the heritage of local institutions like Ballard High Sch and Fairview Ch, or locate old burial grounds including Walnut Grove Cem.

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22. 1981 Map of Butler

    

    1981 Butler

    1981 Print · USGS

    Western Missouri and eastern Kansas settlements are documented here in the early eighties, as the river valleys were transitioning into major wildlife management areas. Genealogists can locate family names near Greenlawn Cem or trace the development of towns like Butler, Osawatomie, and Appleton City.

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25. 2021 Map of Spruce, 2021 Print

    

    2021 Spruce

    2021 Print · USGS

    Bates County is shown here in the early twenty-first century as a landscape of quiet agricultural settlements and winding creek beds. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through several rural burial grounds, including Elizabeth Chapel Cem, White Cem, and Radford Cem.

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