1900s (20th Century) Maps of Johnson County, Nebraska

1. 1903 Map of Weeping Water

   

   1903 Weeping Water

   1903 Print · USGS

   Southeast Nebraska at the start of the twentieth century was a thriving patchwork of rail-dependent prairie towns and river valleys. Genealogists and local historians can trace early property boundaries and township seats like Weeping Water, Syracuse, and the riverside town of Louisville.

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4. 1929 Map of Weeping Water

   

   1929 Weeping Water

   1929 Print · USGS

   Eastern Nebraska's fertile prairie was a hub of railroad development and river-valley settlement at the start of the twentieth century. Researchers can trace the early layout of communities like Weeping Water, Syracuse, and Louisville along the Missouri Pacific R. R. and Platte River.

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7. 1955 Map of Lincoln, 1967 Print

   

   1955 Lincoln

   1967 Print · USGS

   Southeast Nebraska in the mid-fifties presents a landscape of thriving railroad towns and the expanding footprint of the capital city. Researchers can trace the legacy of the pioneer era at the Homestead National Monument of America or locate mid-century military infrastructure like Lincoln Air Force Base.

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10. 1957 Map of Lincoln

    

    1957 Lincoln

    1957 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Nebraska at mid-century shows a landscape of thriving rail towns and expanding infrastructure centered on Lincoln. Researchers can trace the path of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad through communities like Weeping Water, Fairmont, and Seward.

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13. 1958 Map of Lincoln

    

    1958 Lincoln

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southeast Nebraska at the end of the 1950s shows a region defined by agricultural trade and the expansion of the state capital. Genealogists can trace family footprints across the Blue Valley and locate landmarks like the Lincoln AFB or the U.S. Veterans Hospital.

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16. 1965 Map of Crab Orchard, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Crab Orchard

    1966 Print · USGS

    Southeastern Nebraska agriculture and rural life take center stage in this mid-1960s study of Johnson County. Researchers can trace the development of Crab Orchard along Route 136 or locate family sites near Crab Orchard Cem and Yankee Creek.

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19. 1965 Map of Sterling, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Sterling

    1966 Print · USGS

    Southeast Nebraska's agricultural heartland is documented here in the mid-1960s, centered on the railroad town of Sterling. Researchers can locate historic rural institutions like Hooker Sch and South St Johns Ch among the rolling creek valleys.

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22. 1965 Map of Tecumseh, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Tecumseh

    1966 Print · USGS

    The Johnson County seat of Tecumseh is shown here in the mid-sixties at the junction of two major rail lines and the Big Nemaha River. Researchers can locate vanished rural schoolhouses like Hedge Corner Sch, the village of Elk Creek, and the Mt Hope Cem.

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25. 1965 Map of Tecumseh SE, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Tecumseh SE

    1966 Print · USGS

    The town of Elk Creek is shown in the mid-1960s at the junction of the Nemaha River and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad. Trace family history through numerous rural landmarks like Stutheit Cem and St James Ch.

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28. 1965 Map of Douglas, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Douglas

    1966 Print · USGS

    The rolling hills of Otoe and Johnson counties appear here in the mid-1960s, centered on the village of Douglas. Researchers can trace the Missouri Pacific railroad line and find family sites like Solon Cem and St Martins Cem.

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31. 1965 Map of Tecumseh NW, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Tecumseh NW

    1966 Print · USGS

    Southeast Nebraska’s rolling farm country is captured here in the mid-sixties, anchored by the river valley around Tecumseh. Researchers can trace old property lines near St Andrews Cem or locate the rural Sandridge Sch and Warner Sch.

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34. 1965 Map of Vesta, 1966 Print

    

    1965 Vesta

    1966 Print · USGS

    Southeast Nebraska's agricultural heartland is documented here in the mid-sixties, centered on the village of Vesta and its surrounding townships. Genealogists and historians can trace former school sites like Bellevue Sch and Maple Center Sch or follow the path of an Old Railroad Grade.

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37. 1965 Map of St. Mary, 1968 Print

    

    1965 St. Mary

    1968 Print · USGS

    Johnson County’s rural landscape is captured here in the mid-1960s, showing the agricultural heartland centered on the North Fork Big Nemaha River. Local historians can trace the path of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad as it links Sterling, St. Mary, and the quiet crossroads of Beatty.

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40. 1966 Map of Tecumseh NE, 1967 Print

    

    1966 Tecumseh NE

    1967 Print · USGS

    The rural intersection of Johnson and Nemaha counties in the mid-1960s highlights a landscape of family farms and active rail lines. Researchers can find precise locations for Spring Creek Sch No 21, Zion Ch, and the St Matthews Cem.

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43. 1966 Map of Cook, 1968 Print

    

    1966 Cook

    1968 Print · USGS

    Southeast Nebraska in the mid-sixties reveals a landscape shaped by the Missouri Pacific railroad and the Little Nemaha River. Trace local history through the St Pauls Ch, Evergreen Sch, and old burial grounds like Cook Cem.

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46. 1966 Map of Talmage, 1968 Print

    

    1966 Talmage

    1968 Print · USGS

    The river-and-rail landscape of southeast Nebraska is captured here in the mid-1960s. Genealogists can trace family footprints across rural sites like Walnut Hill Sch, Livingston Cem, and the village of Talmage.

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49. 1966 Map of Burr, 1968 Print

    

    1966 Burr

    1968 Print · USGS

    The rural landscape of Otoe and Johnson Counties is captured here in the mid-1960s, centered on the village of Burr. Genealogists and local historians can trace ancestral sites like Dughman Cem, Hopewell Ch, and the Missouri Pacific rail line.

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52. 1986 Map of Beatrice

    

    1986 Beatrice

    1986 Print · USGS

    Southeast Nebraska and the Kansas borderlands appear in the mid-1980s as a thriving agricultural region centered on the Big Blue River. Researchers can trace historic rail routes like the Burlington Northern through hubs such as Beatrice and Pawnee City.

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55. 1986 Map of Lincoln

    

    1986 Lincoln

    1986 Print · USGS

    Mid-century development and the rail-and-river economy of southeastern Nebraska are clear in this 1980s survey. Researchers can trace the sprawling rail networks of the Burlington Northern and locate historic sites like Union College and the State Capitol.

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