Old Maps of Wilson Township, Missouri for Metal Detecting

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Wilson Township, MO maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Parnell, 1954 Print
    1940 Map of Parnell, 1954 Print
    1940 Parnell
    1954 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri in the 1940s is defined here by a dense grid of rural schoolhouses and the critical rail hub at Conception Junction. Trace family roots near St Benedict Convent or find old community sites like Common Sense Sch and Ravenwood.

  2. 1942 Map of Grant City
    1942 Map of Grant City
    1942 Grant City
    1942 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's river valleys and rail lines defined community life in the early 1940s as rural farmsteads flourished between the forks of the Grand River. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of local landmarks like Smithton Sch, Wharton Cem, and the village of Allendale.

  3. 1943 Map of Parnell
    1943 Map of Parnell
    1943 Parnell
    1943 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's agricultural heartland is documented here in the early 1940s, centered on the rail junctions and river valleys of Nodaway and Worth counties. Researchers can trace rural lineages through dozens of local landmarks like Common Sense Sch, St Benedict Convent, and Sweet Home Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1943 Map of Grant City
    1943 Map of Grant City
    1943 Grant City
    1943 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri thrived as a landscape of small farms and crossroads schoolhouses in the early 1940s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through dozens of rural sites like Hugginsville Sch, New Friendship Ch, and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR.
    3 unique versions available

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 1984 Map of Gentry, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Gentry, 1985 Print
    1984 Gentry
    1985 Print · USGS
    Gentry County in the early 1980s reveals a rural landscape shaped by the Middle Fork Grand River and its many tributaries. Researchers can trace the path of the Old Railroad Grade or locate small family Cem sites in townships like Bogle and Wilson.

  9. 1984 Map of Parnell East, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Parnell East, 1985 Print
    1984 Parnell East
    1985 Print · USGS
    Northern Missouri agriculture and river networks define this landscape in the mid-1980s. Researchers can trace the rural layouts of Parnell and Oxford, or explore the northern edges of the Worth County Community Lake State Recreation Area.

  10. 1984 Map of Grant City, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Grant City, 1985 Print
    1984 Grant City
    1985 Print · USGS
    Grant City and the surrounding rural townships of Worth County are captured in the mid-1980s just as the regional rail landscape was shifting. Genealogists and historians can trace an Old Railroad Grade and find family plots at several local Cem sites near Worth.

  11. 1985 Map of Alanthus Grove
    1985 Map of Alanthus Grove
    1985 Alanthus Grove
    1985 Print · USGS
    Gentry County in the 1980s is defined by its deep-cut river valleys and quiet crossroads communities. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural layout of Alanthus Grove and Enyart, or locate small family plots marked simply as Cem.

  12. 1986 Map of Maryville
    1986 Map of Maryville
    1986 Maryville
    1986 Print · USGS
    Northwest Missouri's agricultural heartland is documented here in the mid-1980s, from the campus at Northwest Missouri State University to the Grand River valley. Genealogists can trace family footprints across dozens of local burial grounds like Alanthus Grove Cem and Brooklyn Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  13. 2011 Map of Parnell East, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Parnell East, 2011 Print
    2011 Parnell East
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Parnell, Independence Township, and other nearby areas

  14. 2011 Map of Alanthus Grove, 2011 Print
    2011 Map of Alanthus Grove, 2011 Print
    2011 Alanthus Grove
    2011 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Cooper Township, Huggins Township, and other nearby areas

  15. 2012 Map of Grant City, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Grant City, 2012 Print
    2012 Grant City
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Grant City, Worth, and other nearby areas

  16. 2012 Map of Gentry, 2012 Print
    2012 Map of Gentry, 2012 Print
    2012 Gentry
    2012 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Gentry, Cooper Township, and other nearby areas

  17. 2014 Map of Grant City, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Grant City, 2014 Print
    2014 Grant City
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Grant City, Worth, and other nearby areas

  18. 2014 Map of Alanthus Grove, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Alanthus Grove, 2014 Print
    2014 Alanthus Grove
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Cooper Township, Huggins Township, and other nearby areas

  19. 2014 Map of Gentry, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Gentry, 2014 Print
    2014 Gentry
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Gentry, Cooper Township, and other nearby areas

  20. 2014 Map of Parnell East, 2014 Print
    2014 Map of Parnell East, 2014 Print
    2014 Parnell East
    2014 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Parnell, Independence Township, and other nearby areas

  21. 2017 Map of Gentry, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Gentry, 2017 Print
    2017 Gentry
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Gentry, Cooper Township, and other nearby areas

  22. 2017 Map of Alanthus Grove, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Alanthus Grove, 2017 Print
    2017 Alanthus Grove
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Cooper Township, Huggins Township, and other nearby areas

  23. 2017 Map of Grant City, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Grant City, 2017 Print
    2017 Grant City
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Grant City, Worth, and other nearby areas

  24. 2017 Map of Parnell East, 2017 Print
    2017 Map of Parnell East, 2017 Print
    2017 Parnell East
    2017 Print · USGS
    Covers Wilson Township, including Parnell, Independence Township, and other nearby areas

  25. 2021 Map of Grant City, 2021 Print
    2021 Map of Grant City, 2021 Print
    2021 Grant City
    2021 Print · USGS
    Grant City and the rural uplands of northern Missouri are captured here in the early twenty-first century. Researchers can trace ancestral locations near the Worth County Courthouse or locate family plots at Smithton Cem and Barnes Cem.

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