1950s Maps of McLean County, North Dakota

1. 1950 Map of Wilton

   

   1950 Wilton

   1950 Print · USGS

   The Missouri River breaks and upland prairies of McLean and Burleigh counties are mapped here at mid-century. Genealogists can locate family names via numerous rural landmarks, from Painted Woods Ch and Wing Cem to several local schoolhouses like School No 2.

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4. 1953 Map of Watford City, 1968 Print

   

   1953 Watford City

   1968 Print · USGS

   North Dakota's badlands and the Missouri River basin are captured here during the 1950s and 60s as the Garrison Dam changed the landscape. Researchers can trace old rail lines like the Great Northern or find rural outposts such as Grassy Butte and Halliday.

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7. 1954 Map of McClusky, 1968 Print

   

   1954 McClusky

   1968 Print · USGS

   Central North Dakota was undergoing a profound transformation in the fifties as the newly formed Lake Sakakawea reshaped the Missouri River valley. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-town development along the Soo Line and locate historic markers like Garrison Dam or the Lewis and Clark Trail.

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10. 1956 Map of Makoti SW

    

    1956 Makoti SW

    1956 Print · USGS

    The McLean and Mountrail county border in the mid-1950s is captured here, showing a landscape of prairie potholes and rural outposts. Researchers can locate family landmarks like the Bethlehem Ch, Roseglen Cem, and the Wright Sch.

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13. 1956 Map of Blackwater Lake NW, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Blackwater Lake NW

    1957 Print · USGS

    North Dakota's high plains are documented here in the mid-fifties, capturing a landscape of remote farmsteads and tribal lands. Researchers can locate the Indian Scout Cem and trace the Ft Berthold Indian Reservation Boundary near School No 1.

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16. 1956 Map of Emmet NE, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Emmet NE

    1957 Print · USGS

    Mid-century McLean County displays a transition in rural North Dakota as small school districts began to consolidate. Local historians can locate specific community landmarks like Banner Ch, Clifton Cem, and several schoolhouses including Platt Sch No 4.

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19. 1956 Map of Blackwater Lake, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Blackwater Lake

    1957 Print · USGS

    McLean County prairie land is captured here during the mid-fifties, showing the intersection of rural life and reservation boundaries. Researchers can trace the legacy of early education through several sites, including White Shield Sch and O'Shea Sch No 2.

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22. 1956 Map of Blue Hill, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Blue Hill

    1958 Print · USGS

    Central North Dakota's prairie landscape is captured in the mid-fifties, showing the rural junction of Ward and McLean counties. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and local hubs like Blue Hill Sch and Centerville Sch.

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25. 1956 Map of Emmet, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Emmet

    1958 Print · USGS

    McLean County is captured in the mid-1950s, showing a prairie landscape where small-town life and rural school districts remained the backbone of the community. Researchers can locate family-named sites such as Romaas Sch No 2, St Peters Ch, and the Clifton Cem.

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28. 1956 Map of Douglas West, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Douglas West

    1958 Print · USGS

    The rural landscape between Ward and McLean County comes to life in the mid-1950s, centered on the rail-linked settlement of Douglas. Researchers can trace the path of the Soo Line and locate landmark sites like School No 4 and the heights of Blue Hill.

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31. 1956 Map of Roseglen, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Roseglen

    1958 Print · USGS

    McLean County in the mid-fifties presents a quiet landscape of prairie townships and conservation land. Genealogists and historians can trace the rural school system and the Old Indian Boundary near Roseglen and the Hiddenwood Cem.

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34. 1957 Map of Watford City

    

    1957 Watford City

    1957 Print · USGS

    Western North Dakota's landscape is captured here during the mid-fifties as the Missouri River valley undergoes massive change following the creation of Garrison Reservoir. Genealogists and historians can trace dozens of rural schools like Divide School and early settlements such as Arnegard and Grassy Butte.

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37. 1958 Map of McClusky

    

    1958 McClusky

    1958 Print · USGS

    Central North Dakota was undergoing a profound change in the late fifties as the Garrison Reservoir filled behind its massive new dam. Trace the early layout of Riverdale, the Lewis and Clark Trail, and the vanishing rail stops of the Northern Pacific.

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40. 1958 Map of Butte, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Butte

    1959 Print · USGS

    The town of Butte thrives along the rail lines of central North Dakota during the late fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the early town site and nearby rural landmarks like School No 4, Dogden Butte, and the Soo Line corridor.

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43. 1958 Map of Balfour, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Balfour

    1959 Print · USGS

    Central North Dakota was a landscape of rail-connected grain towns and glacial sloughs in the late fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Balfour, Kief, and Butte, or locate rural landmarks like Strassburg Sch No 2 and Kief Cem.

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46. 1958 Map of Kief, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Kief

    1959 Print · USGS

    The prairie landscape of McHenry County is captured in the late fifties, showing the interplay between the Minneapolis Sault Ste Marie and St Paul rail line and the glacial lakes. Genealogists can locate rural landmarks like Strassburg Sch No 2 and Kief Cem near the town of Kief.

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49. 1959 Map of Mercer, 1960 Print

    

    1959 Mercer

    1960 Print · USGS

    The prairie town of Mercer appears at the height of its mid-century development along the Northern Pacific railroad. Genealogists and historians can trace rural landmarks like Zion Ch and School No 2 across the county line.

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52. 1959 Map of Mercer SW, 1960 Print

    

    1959 Mercer SW

    1960 Print · USGS

    North Dakota's prairie borders are captured here in the late fifties, showing the rural crossroads of three counties. Genealogists and historians can trace old homestead districts through Park Sch No 2, Bethel Cem, and the path of Painted Woods Creek.

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