1960s Maps of Johnson County, Missouri

1. 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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4. 1961 Map of Knob Noster NW, 1964 Print

   

   1961 Knob Noster NW

   1964 Print · USGS

   Lafayette and Johnson Counties are documented in the early sixties as the rural landscape remained centered on rail-and-road farming hubs. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Ernestville, locate the New Hope Cem, and follow the Missouri Pacific railroad line.

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7. 1962 Map of Knob Noster, 1963 Print

   

   1962 Knob Noster

   1963 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Johnson County comes into focus through this survey of the railroad town and its military neighbor. Genealogists and historians can trace family plots at Wampler Cem and Lee Cem or locate rural landmarks like Valley City and the Dunkard Ch.

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10. 1962 Map of Concordia, 1963 Print

    

    1962 Concordia

    1963 Print · USGS

    The town of Concordia and its surrounding townships are documented here during the early sixties. Researchers can trace the Missouri Pacific rail line and locate historical sites like St Pauls College and St Johns Cem.

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13. 1962 Map of Warrensburg East, 1963 Print

    

    1962 Warrensburg East

    1963 Print · USGS

    Warrensburg and the Central Missouri State College campus are captured here in the early sixties as the city expanded east toward the Blackwater River. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Maxwell Cem or trace the rural landscape near Mt Zion Ch and Montserrat.

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16. 1962 Map of Elm, 1964 Print

    

    1962 Elm

    1964 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Missouri farmland and the meandering South Fork Blackwater River define this rural landscape in the early sixties. Genealogists and local historians can locate several family burial grounds like Lunday Cem and Bluff Springs Cem, or trace the path of the Missouri Pacific RR.

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19. 1962 Map of Warrensburg West, 1964 Print

    

    1962 Warrensburg West

    1964 Print · USGS

    Missouri's Johnson County rural townships come alive in the early sixties, showing the agricultural landscape between Centerview and Warrensburg. Genealogists can locate several local burial sites like Mount Maria Cem and landmarks like Jacoby Chapel near the Blackwater River.

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22. 1963 Map of Odessa South, 1964 Print

    

    1963 Odessa South

    1964 Print · USGS

    Lafayette County agriculture and small-town life are at the forefront of this early 1960s study centered on Odessa. Researchers can trace the legacy of local congregations at Mt Tabor Ch or follow the path of the Gulf Mobile and Ohio rail line.

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25. 1963 Map of Pittsville, 1964 Print

    

    1963 Pittsville

    1964 Print · USGS

    Johnson County is shown here in the early sixties as a network of rural townships and winding river forks. Genealogists and local historians can locate long-standing community landmarks like Blackwater Station Ch, Haymaker Cem, and the settlement of Pittsville.

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28. 1963 Map of Fayetteville, 1964 Print

    

    1963 Fayetteville

    1964 Print · USGS

    Lafayette and Johnson counties are shown in the early 1960s, a period when rural schoolhouses and churches still served as primary community anchors. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Wallace Chapel, the Farmers Sch, and the village of Fayetteville.

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31. 1963 Map of Chapel Hill, 1964 Print

    

    1963 Chapel Hill

    1964 Print · USGS

    The Missouri countryside where Jackson, Lafayette, and Johnson counties meet is captured here in the early sixties. Researchers can find old community anchors like Chapel Hill, Concord Ch, and several rural burial grounds including Hill Cem and Cobb Cem.

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