Old Maps of Dayton, Missouri for Genealogy

Trace your family roots with 9 historic maps of Dayton. These high-res maps reveal old neighborhoods, homesites, landmarks, and streets — helping you uncover where your ancestors lived and how the area evolved over time.

  • Explore historic neighborhoods: Identify where your relatives may have lived in the 1800s or 1900s.
  • Compare maps over time: Trace the changes in streets, buildings, and landmarks for multi-generational research.
  • Perfect for genealogy & ancestry research: Used by family historians and researchers to map out lineage and migration.

These maps are an incredible resource for exploring your personal connection to Dayton's past.


Dayton, MO maps

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  1. 1887 Map of Butler
    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.

  2. 1894 Map of Butler
    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.
    4 unique versions available

  3. 1947 Map of Lawrence, 1954 Print
    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.

  4. 1950 Map of Lawrence
    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.

  5. 1956 Map of Lawrence, 1967 Print
    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.
    4 unique versions available

  6. 1961 Map of Lawrence
    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.

  7. 1961 Map of Dayton, 1962 Print
    1961 Map of Dayton, 1962 Print
    1961 Dayton
    1962 Print · USGS
    Bates County rural life in the early sixties is preserved here, centered on the winding South Grand River. Researchers can locate numerous family burial grounds including Blackburn Cem and Peter Creek Cem, or the site of the Choctaw Sch.

  8. 1981 Map of Butler
    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.

  9. 2021 Map of Dayton, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Dayton, 2021 Print
    2021 Dayton
    2021 Print · USGS
    Bates and Cass counties are documented here in the early twenty-first century, showing the rural landscape along the South Grand River. Researchers can trace local history through a series of family-named sites like Peter Creek Cem and Pulliam Cem.

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