1950s Maps of Red Willow County, Nebraska

Explore 14 historic maps of Red Willow County from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Red Willow County, NE maps

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  1. 1954 Map of McCook, 1966 Print
    1954 Map of McCook, 1966 Print
    1954 McCook
    1966 Print · USGS
    Southwest Nebraska in the mid-fifties reveals a landscape shaped by major water projects and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR. Trace ancestral roots and defunct rail stops in McCook, Wauneta, and along the shores of Swanson Lake.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1956 Map of Cambridge, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of Cambridge, 1957 Print
    1956 Cambridge
    1957 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Furnas County comes alive in this survey of the river valley near the Red Willow and Frontier county lines. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks like Mousel Sch and Harding Sch No 70 or trace the Republican River past Cambridge.
    3 unique versions available

  3. 1956 Map of Bartley, 1958 Print
    1956 Map of Bartley, 1958 Print
    1956 Bartley
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Republican River valley of southwest Nebraska is captured here during the mid-fifties, centered on the rail-side community of Bartley. Researchers can trace the era's changing rural landscape through several closed country schools and sites like Mt Zion Ch and Dry Creek Cem.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1957 Map of McCook
    1957 Map of McCook
    1957 McCook
    1957 Print · USGS
    Southwestern Nebraska in the mid-fifties is captured here during a period of significant water development and rail-based commerce. Researchers can trace the path of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy through Indianola and Bartley, or locate rural settlements like Chase Village and Ough near the Sand Hills.

  5. 1957 Map of Shippee, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Shippee, 1958 Print
    1957 Shippee
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Nebraska-Kansas borderlands come alive in this mid-century survey of the Beaver Creek valley. Genealogists and historians can trace the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line through Shippee and locate the rural Tyrone Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1957 Map of McCook SW, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of McCook SW, 1958 Print
    1957 McCook SW
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Nebraska-Kansas borderlands are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing the rural landscape of Red Willow and Decatur counties. Researchers can locate the precisely plotted Banksville Sch, the well-named Devils Gap Sch, and the winding course of Driftwood Cr.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1957 Map of Danbury, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Danbury, 1958 Print
    1957 Danbury
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Red Willow County borderlands at the Nebraska-Kansas line are shown here in the late fifties, centered on the Beaver Creek valley. You can locate rural schoolhouses like Shiloh Sch and trace the rail path of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy through Danbury.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1957 Map of Lebanon, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of Lebanon, 1958 Print
    1957 Lebanon
    1958 Print · USGS
    The Nebraska-Kansas borderlands in the 1950s centered on the agricultural and rail life of the Beaver Creek valley. Genealogists can trace local family landmarks and rural school sites such as Hamburg Cem, Redman Cem, and School No 82.
    3 unique versions available

  9. 1957 Map of McCook SE, 1958 Print
    1957 Map of McCook SE, 1958 Print
    1957 McCook SE
    1958 Print · USGS
    Across the Nebraska-Kansas border in the late 1950s, this survey documents a high-plains landscape of scattered schoolhouses and prairie cemeteries. Genealogists can trace early homestead footprints near Fairview Cem, School No 25, and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1957 Map of Danbury NE, 1983 Print
    1957 Map of Danbury NE, 1983 Print
    1957 Danbury NE
    1983 Print · USGS
    Southwest Nebraska near Bartley is shown in the mid-fifties, capturing the vital intersection of the Burlington Northern and the Republican River. Genealogists and historians can trace several former rural schools, including the Valley Center Sch and School Creek Sch.

  11. 1958 Map of McCook
    1958 Map of McCook
    1958 McCook
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southwest Nebraska during the late fifties reveals a landscape of massive new reservoirs and established rail hubs like McCook. Genealogists can trace family footprints through rural centers like St Johns Church and the many grain elevators along the Union Pacific RR.
    2 unique versions available

  12. 1958 Map of Danbury NE
    1958 Map of Danbury NE
    1958 Danbury NE
    1958 Print · USGS
    Red Willow County farm country is shown here in the late fifties as irrigation and rail lines transformed the river valley. Genealogists and local historians can locate Trinity Cem and several former school sites like School No 60.

  13. 1958 Map of Wilsonville NW, 1959 Print
    1958 Map of Wilsonville NW, 1959 Print
    1958 Wilsonville NW
    1959 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Furnas and Red Willow counties are documented here in the late fifties as the Missouri River Basin project shaped the landscape. Genealogists can locate the Tyrone Cem and trace the sites of the East Valley Sch (Abandoned) and Plainview Sch No 62 (Abandoned).
    2 unique versions available

  14. 1958 Map of Indianola, 1959 Print
    1958 Map of Indianola, 1959 Print
    1958 Indianola
    1959 Print · USGS
    Indianola and the Republican River valley are shown in the late fifties as a hub of Nebraska rail and irrigation. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Cedar Grove Cem, St Catherine Cem, and rural sites such as School No 27.
    2 unique versions available

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