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1940s Maps of Grant County, Nebraska

Explore 10 historic maps of Grant County from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Grant County's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
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Start exploring Grant County's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.

Grant County, NE maps

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  1. 1948 Map of Ashby, 1960 Print
    1948 Map of Ashby, 1960 Print
    1948 Ashby
    1960 Print · USGS
    Ranching 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
  4. 1948 Map of Bingham, 1963 Print
    1948 Map of Bingham, 1963 Print
    1948 Bingham
    1963 Print · USGS
    The 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
  7. 1948 Map of Carr Lake, 1963 Print
    1948 Map of Carr Lake, 1963 Print
    1948 Carr Lake
    1963 Print · USGS
    Hooker 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
  10. 1948 Map of George Lake, 1976 Print
    1948 Map of George Lake, 1976 Print
    1948 George Lake
    1976 Print · USGS
    Hyannis 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.
  13. 1948 Map of Whitman, 1978 Print
    1948 Map of Whitman, 1978 Print
    1948 Whitman
    1978 Print · USGS
    Cherry 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.
  16. 1948 Map of Spring Valley, 1978 Print
    1948 Map of Spring Valley, 1978 Print
    1948 Spring Valley
    1978 Print · USGS
    Grant 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.
  19. 1949 Map of Arthur
    1949 Map of Arthur
    1949 Arthur
    1949 Print · USGS
    The 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.
  22. 1949 Map of Ashby
    1949 Map of Ashby
    1949 Ashby
    1949 Print · USGS
    Post-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
  25. 1949 Map of Flats, 1974 Print
    1949 Map of Flats, 1974 Print
    1949 Flats
    1974 Print · USGS
    McPherson 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.
  28. 1949 Map of Rackett, 1976 Print
    1949 Map of Rackett, 1976 Print
    1949 Rackett
    1976 Print · USGS
    Garden 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.
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