1950s Maps of Johnson County, Missouri

1. 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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4. 1954 Map of Jefferson City

   

   1954 Jefferson City

   1954 Print · USGS

   Central Missouri in the early postwar years showcases a landscape defined by the winding Lake of the Ozarks and the state capital at Jefferson City. Researchers can trace the mid-century rail networks of the Missouri Pacific RR and locate rural communities like Tuscumbia, St Elizabeth, and St Anthony.

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7. 1954 Map of Centerview, 1955 Print

   

   1954 Centerview

   1955 Print · USGS

   Centerview and the surrounding rural townships are captured here in the mid-1950s as a landscape of small schools and family farms. Local historians can trace the sites of Houts Chapel, Perile Springs, and several rural schools including the Glendale Sch.

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10. 1954 Map of East Lynne, 1955 Print

    

    1954 East Lynne

    1955 Print · USGS

    Eastern Cass County is shown here in the mid-1950s, a time when three major railroads still defined the local economy and geography. Researchers can trace rural life through landmarks like Staley Mound Cem, Smith Sch, and the depot at Gunn City (Station).

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13. 1954 Map of Quick City, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Quick City

    1955 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Johnson County comes into focus as a landscape of small schools and family cemeteries along the ST LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO rail line. Genealogists can trace rural roots at Quick City or locate ancestral sites at Grant Cem and Forest Sch.

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16. 1954 Map of Kingsville, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Kingsville

    1955 Print · USGS

    Railroad development in western Johnson County reached its peak in the mid-fifties, centering on the junction of five different lines. Genealogists and rail historians can trace local family landmarks like Rose Hill Cem, Stout Sch, and the small settlement of Latour.

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19. 1954 Map of Holden, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Holden

    1955 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Johnson County is defined by its rail connectivity and dispersed farming communities. Family historians can trace the foundations of Holden and Magnolia, or locate rural sites like Fairview Cem and the Pleasant Shade Sch (Abandoned).

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22. 1955 Map of Leeton, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Leeton

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Leeton area at the height of the 1950s reveals a landscape defined by crossing railroads and active rural industry. Family researchers can locate numerous burial sites and schools like Sardis Cem, Hickory Grove Ch, and Pleasant View Sch.

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25. 1955 Map of Windsor, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Windsor

    1956 Print · USGS

    The rail junctions and coal mines of Henry County are captured here in the mid-1950s as industry shaped the West Central Missouri landscape. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Windsor through landmarks like Laurel Oak Cem, the Windsor Fairgrounds, and the rural Sunny Side Sch.

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28. 1955 Map of Cornelia, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Cornelia

    1956 Print · USGS

    Johnson County is captured here in the mid-1950s, showing a rural landscape of crossroads settlements and family farmsteads. Researchers can trace the locations of defunct country schools and churches like Valley Sch and Bethel Ch, or locate ancestral plots at Adams Memorial Cem.

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31. 1955 Map of Chilhowee, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Chilhowee

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century West Central Missouri is captured here during a time of rural stability and local industry along the county line. Researchers can trace the rail corridor through Chilhowee or locate family sites like Old Chilhowee, Shiloh Ch, and Carrsville Cem.

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34. 1955 Map of Burtville, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Burtville

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Johnson County is captured here during the expansion of Whiteman Air Force Base alongside the developing Knob Noster State Park. Genealogists can locate legacy sites like Ellis Cem, the settlement of Burtville, and several rural schoolhouses.

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37. 1955 Map of Blairstown, 1956 Print

    

    1955 Blairstown

    1956 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1950s, the Henry County border was a busy crossroads of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and other major rail lines. Researchers can trace family plots at Quick Cem or locate old community centers like Blairstown and Norris.

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40. 1955 Map of Jefferson City, 1967 Print

    

    1955 Jefferson City

    1967 Print · USGS

    Central Missouri in the mid-fifties is defined by the winding Missouri River and the expanding reach of Lake of the Ozarks. Researchers can trace the rail corridors of the Missouri Pacific or locate the early footprint of Whiteman AFB and Jefferson City.

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43. 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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46. 1958 Map of Jefferson City

    

    1958 Jefferson City

    1958 Print · USGS

    Central Missouri in the late fifties shows a region transforming through the growth of Whiteman Air Force Base and the Lake of the Ozarks. Researchers can trace rail lines like the Missouri Pacific or find family roots at Enloe Cemetery and Mount Pleasant Cem.

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49. 1959 Map of Jefferson City

    

    1959 Jefferson City

    1959 Print · USGS

    Central Missouri is captured during the mid-fifties as the river economy and rail networks like the Missouri Pacific met the rise of the automobile. Local researchers can trace family landmarks and rural infrastructure from the Lake of the Ozarks up to Providence Cemetery and Knob Noster State Park.

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