1950s Maps of Cedar County, Missouri

1. 1954 Map of Springfield

   

   1954 Springfield

   1954 Print · USGS

   The Missouri Ozarks are captured here during the post-war era, showing the expansion of Springfield and the surrounding river valleys. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Mount Comfort Cemetery and the Fort Leonard Wood military grounds.

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4. 1954 Map of Joplin, 1967 Print

   

   1954 Joplin

   1967 Print · USGS

   The tri-state border region of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma is captured here during a peak era of mid-century industrial and agricultural activity. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of rural cemeteries or locate landmarks like the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant and Pittsburg State University.

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7. 1956 Map of Fair Play, 1957 Print

   

   1956 Fair Play

   1957 Print · USGS

   The Polk County countryside near Fair Play is captured here in the mid-1950s. Genealogists can locate several family landmarks including Pickel Cem, Dunnegan Cem, and the Woodlawn Sch.

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10. 1956 Map of Stockton, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Stockton

    1957 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Cedar County is captured here just before major landscape changes, centered on the courthouse town of Stockton. Researchers can trace old family roots at Pankey Cem, visit the settlement of Umber, or locate rural congregations like Gum Springs Ch.

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13. 1956 Map of Bearcreek, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Bearcreek

    1957 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Cedar and Polk counties are captured here in the mid-1950s, showing a landscape of scattered farmsteads and creek-side settlements. Local historians can trace family roots through landmarks like Friendship Community Hall, Bearcreek, and the Lindley Prairie Ch.

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16. 1956 Map of Bona, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Bona

    1957 Print · USGS

    Near the middle of the twentieth century, this portion of Dade County remained a landscape of riverside bluffs and tight-knit rural communities. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Mt Carmel Ch, Fullington Cem, and Masters.

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19. 1956 Map of Cedarville, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Cedarville

    1957 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Cedar and Dade counties are captured here in the mid-1950s, showing a landscape defined by small farmsteads and creek-side settlements. Local historians can trace family locations near Cedarville, Omer, and several rural burial grounds like Hickory Grove Cem.

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22. 1956 Map of Crisp, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Crisp

    1957 Print · USGS

    Across the Cedar and Dade county line in the mid-fifties, this landscape reveals a network of river-bottom farms and rural crossroads. Researchers can locate remote burial sites like Ball Mound Cem and early community centers such as Crisp and Seybert.

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25. 1956 Map of Aldrich, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Aldrich

    1957 Print · USGS

    The river valleys of Polk and Dade Counties are shown here in the mid-1950s, centered on the Little Sac River. Local historians can trace a dense network of family landmarks and rural institutions, from Hubbard Cem to the Bear Creek Quarry.

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28. 1956 Map of Wagoner, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Wagoner

    1957 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Cedar County is seen here through its rural school districts and community halls during a period of local consolidation. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Hamby Cem, Cedar Bluff Cem, and the Sand Ridge Sch (Abandoned).

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31. 1958 Map of Springfield

    

    1958 Springfield

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Missouri Ozarks are captured during the mid-century era of growth, centered on the bustling hub of Springfield. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through numerous landmarks like Ebenezer Church, Stockton Cem, and the various county courthouses.

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34. 1958 Map of Joplin

    

    1958 Joplin

    1958 Print · USGS

    The tri-state border region of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma is shown during the late fifties, a time of heavy rail traffic and mining activity. Local historians can trace the industrial landscape through the Joplin & Pittsburg Ry or locate family sites like Zion Ch and Bender Mounds.

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37. 1959 Map of Joplin

    

    1959 Joplin

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Tri-State region’s mining and rail-driven economy is on full display in the late fifties. Genealogists can locate Lead and Zinc Mines near Joplin, family markers at Oak Hill Cem, and military history at Camp Clark.

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40. 1959 Map of Springfield

    

    1959 Springfield

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Missouri Ozarks are captured here during a decade of postwar growth and increasing highway connectivity. Researchers can trace the legacy of the St Louis-San Francisco RR and locate early sites in Springfield, Lebanon, and Mountain Grove.

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