1900s (20th Century) Maps of Grant County, Nebraska
Explore 60 historic maps of Grant County from the 1900s (20th Century). These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1900s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.
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Grant County, NE maps
(60)- 1948 Map of Ashby, 1960 Print
1948 Ashby1960 Print · USGSRanching life in the Nebraska Sandhills is captured here in the late 1940s, highlighting the sprawling cattle operations and alkaline lake systems of the era. Genealogists and historians can trace family holdings like the Egan Ranch or locate the Consolidated Sch and Keller Sch along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR.7 unique versions available - 1948 Map of Bingham, 1963 Print
1948 Bingham1963 Print · USGSThe Nebraska Sandhills come into sharp focus in the late 1940s, showing a remote ranching landscape defined by its many lakes and isolated schoolhouses. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Lambert Ranch, the rail stop at Bingham, and rural sites like Burton Sch.2 unique versions available - 1948 Map of Carr Lake, 1963 Print
1948 Carr Lake1963 Print · USGSHooker and Grant Counties in the late 1940s remained a remote ranching landscape shaped by the Middle Loup and Dismal Rivers. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and family cattle operations like Carr Ranch or locate local landmarks including Eclipse Ch and Erny Sch.2 unique versions available - 1948 Map of George Lake, 1976 Print
1948 George Lake1976 Print · USGSHyannis and the surrounding Nebraska Sandhills are captured here just after the war, showing a landscape defined by ranching and rail. Genealogists and local historians can locate early homesteads like Miner Ranch and rural landmarks such as Locust Sch and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad. - 1948 Map of Whitman, 1978 Print
1948 Whitman1978 Print · USGSCherry County ranching and rail life are at the forefront of this mid-century survey of the Nebraska Sandhills. Researchers can trace family ranch boundaries like Monahan and Rothwell, or locate rural landmarks like the Red Mill School. - 1948 Map of Spring Valley, 1978 Print
1948 Spring Valley1978 Print · USGSGrant County ranching country is captured here in the late 1940s, showing the remote settlement patterns of the Sandhills. Researchers can locate early educational landmarks like Rose Hill Sch and School No 8, alongside numerous namesake water bodies such as Winnie Lake. - 1949 Map of Arthur
1949 Arthur1949 Print · USGSThe Arthur area of the Nebraska Sandhills is captured here during the post-war ranching boom. Genealogists can locate specific family outposts like the Dancer Ranch and Arnett Ranch, alongside several local one-room schoolhouses like Meadow View Sch. - 1949 Map of Ashby
1949 Ashby1949 Print · USGSPost-war Nebraska ranching life and the Sandhills topography come alive in this survey of the Cherry and Grant county lines. Trace old homesteads and landmarks like the Diamond Bar Ranch, the Consolidated Sch, and Wolfenberger Lakes along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line.3 unique versions available - 1949 Map of Flats, 1974 Print
1949 Flats1974 Print · USGSMcPherson County ranching life is frozen in time during the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by cattle operations and remote schoolhouses. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Bassett Ranch, Center Valley Church, and the Diamond Bar Ranch. - 1949 Map of Rackett, 1976 Print
1949 Rackett1976 Print · USGSGarden County ranching country is documented here in the late 1940s, showing the intersection of private cattle lands and the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Family historians can locate isolated outposts like Hisel Ranch and several rural schoolhouses, including Well Valley Sch and School No 31. - 1950 Map of Flats
1950 Flats1950 Print · USGSMcPherson County and the surrounding Sandhills were defined by isolated cattle operations and small rural school districts at the midpoint of the century. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Stickney Ranch, Wood Ranch, and School No 45.2 unique versions available - 1950 Map of Spring Valley
1950 Spring Valley1950 Print · USGSGrant County is a mosaic of prairie valleys and ranching outposts in this mid-century survey of the Sandhills. Trace the locations of rural schools and isolated homesteads like School No 8, Rose Hill Sch, and landmarks including Egan Lake.2 unique versions available - 1950 Map of Velma
1950 Velma1950 Print · USGSArthur and Grant Counties were centers of the Nebraska Sandhills ranching economy in the late 1940s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Beekins Ranch, Velma, and scattered schoolhouses such as School No 40.2 unique versions available - 1950 Map of Whitman
1950 Whitman1950 Print · USGSMid-century Cherry County ranching culture is preserved here just as the post-war era was reshaping the Nebraska Sandhills. Genealogists and historians can trace the vast Rothwell Ranch, find the rural Red Mill School, and follow the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line. - 1950 Map of George Lake
1950 George Lake1950 Print · USGSGrant County ranching culture is on full display in this mid-century survey of the Nebraska sandhills around Hyannis. Genealogists can trace family holdings and rural landmarks like Merrihew Ranch, Locust Sch, and the isolated Lowes Camp. - 1950 Map of Carr Lake
1950 Carr Lake1950 Print · USGSHooker County ranching and the high plains water network are captured in this mid-century survey. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and rural hubs like E Carr Ranch, Eclipse Ch, and the Tucker Sch along the Dismal River.2 unique versions available - 1950 Map of Arthur
1950 Arthur1950 Print · USGSThe Nebraska Sandhills come into focus at mid-century, revealing a ranching landscape centered on the village of Arthur. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named landmarks like the Eymann Ranch and Anderberg Ranch or locate rural outposts like Meadow View Sch.2 unique versions available - 1950 Map of Longfellow Lake
1950 Longfellow Lake1950 Print · USGSGarden County ranching country is captured here during the mid-century, defined by the expansive Sandhills and the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Researchers can trace rural school districts like School No 71 and family landmarks including Schmoker Valley and Potter Lake.3 unique versions available - 1950 Map of Hire
1950 Hire1950 Print · USGSThe Nebraska Sandhills come into focus in the early fifties, where the Loup River branches converge at the Cherry and Hooker county lines. Genealogists can locate rural institutions like Cox Sch and the siding at Weir along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line.3 unique versions available - 1950 Map of Bingham
1950 Bingham1950 Print · USGSBingham and the surrounding ranchlands of Sheridan County are shown here in the mid-twentieth century as the railroad still anchored the Sandhills economy. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Lambert Ranch and isolated rural schoolhouses including School No 156. - 1951 Map of Rackett
1951 Rackett1951 Print · USGSGarden County ranching and the Sandhills frontier are preserved here just after the war, showing the isolated homesteads and school districts of central Nebraska. Genealogists can trace family holdings like Rounsburg Ranch and Smith Ranch or locate vanished landmarks like Well Valley Sch.2 unique versions available - 1954 Map of Scottsbluff, 1958 Print
1954 Scottsbluff1958 Print · USGSThe Nebraska Panhandle's iconic landmarks and rail corridors are captured here during the mid-1950s. Researchers can trace the path of the North Platte River past Chimney Rock or locate the sprawling Sioux Ordnance Depot and the historic streets of Sidney.3 unique versions available - 1954 Map of North Platte, 1968 Print
1954 North Platte1968 Print · USGSThe Nebraska Sand Hills and the Platte River valley are captured here during a period of mid-century growth and agricultural expansion. Trace the vast irrigation network of the Sutherland Canal, locate old rural schoolhouses like Rose Hill School, and find family holdings such as Conrey Ranch.3 unique versions available - 1955 Map of Alliance, 1966 Print
1955 Alliance1966 Print · USGSThe Nebraska panhandle comes into sharp focus during the mid-fifties, showing a landscape defined by the Niobrara River and the expanding Sand Hills. Researchers can trace the grounds of Fort Robinson, locate Saint Marys Church, or follow the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line through Hemingford.3 unique versions available - 1956 Map of North Platte
1956 North Platte1956 Print · USGSThe Nebraska Sand Hills meet the high plains river valleys in the mid-1950s, a period of intensive water management and rail commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace early prairie settlements like Stapleton and Tryon, or follow the industrial corridor of the Union Pacific through North Platte.
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