1940s Maps of Chippewa, Wisconsin

Explore 13 historic maps of Chippewa 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.

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Chippewa, WI maps

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  1. 1940 Map of Butternut, 1961 Print
    1940 Map of Butternut, 1961 Print
    1940 Butternut
    1961 Print · USGS
    Ashland and Iron Counties come alive in this wartime-era survey of the Northwoods timber and rail country. Genealogists and historians can trace rural schoolhouses like Otto Sch, the local government at Agenda Town Hall, and the old rail paths of the Soo Line.

  2. 1941 Map of Park Falls, 1952 Print
    1941 Map of Park Falls, 1952 Print
    1941 Park Falls
    1952 Print · USGS
    Price County in the early 1940s is shaped by the river-and-rail economy centered on Park Falls and Fifield. Researchers can trace old rural schoolhouses like Sugarbush Sch and forgotten rail stops at Coolidge and Lugerville.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1941 Map of Kennedy, 1959 Print
    1941 Map of Kennedy, 1959 Print
    1941 Kennedy
    1959 Print · USGS
    In the early 1940s, this portion of Price and Sawyer counties was a landscape of timber management and rail-side settlements. Genealogists can locate rural schoolhouses like Poplar Hill Sch and trace industrial sites such as Pixley Dam or the Old Mill Dam.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1942 Map of Glidden, 1956 Print
    1942 Map of Glidden, 1956 Print
    1942 Glidden
    1956 Print · USGS
    Ashland and Iron counties come alive in the early 1940s, showing a landscape shaped by the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie RR and the Chequamegon National Forest. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Morse Cem or several rural schools, including the Peeksville Sch and Washington Sch.

  5. 1942 Map of Clam Lake, 1959 Print
    1942 Map of Clam Lake, 1959 Print
    1942 Clam Lake
    1959 Print · USGS
    Northern Wisconsin's deep woods are captured here during the early 1940s, showing the early infrastructure of the Chequamegon National Forest. Researchers can locate the Clam Lake CCC Camp, the NYA Camp, and the Clam Lake Fire Tower among dozens of named lakes and streams.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1943 Map of Park Falls
    1943 Map of Park Falls
    1943 Park Falls
    1943 Print · USGS
    Price County timber and river life are frozen in time during the early 1940s, showing the early development of Park Falls and Fifield. Genealogists and historians can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses like Divine Rapids Sch and old landmarks like the Fifield Fire Tower.

  7. 1944 Map of Draper, 1952 Print
    1944 Map of Draper, 1952 Print
    1944 Draper
    1952 Print · USGS
    Logging and rail transport dominated the Sawyer County timberlands during the mid-forties. Genealogists and historians can locate former homesteads and work sites like Old Le May Camp, Loretta Cem, and the Barber Lake Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1945 Map of Kennedy
    1945 Map of Kennedy
    1945 Kennedy
    1945 Print · USGS
    The Wisconsin Northwoods come alive in the 1940s, showing a landscape of timber, rail, and remote settlements. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural schoolhouses like Arnold Sch and family landmarks near Lugerville and Kaiser.
    2 unique versions available

  9. 1945 Map of Clam Lake
    1945 Map of Clam Lake
    1945 Clam Lake
    1945 Print · USGS
    The Northwoods of Ashland and Bayfield Counties are captured here in the mid-1940s, centered on the Clam Lake community. Genealogists and historians can locate federal project sites like the Clam Lake CCC Camp and NYA Camp alongside the Clam Lake Fire Tower.
    2 unique versions available

  10. 1945 Map of Glidden
    1945 Map of Glidden
    1945 Glidden
    1945 Print · USGS
    The Northwoods of Ashland County during the mid-forties show a landscape defined by timber history and early highway travel. Researchers can trace the Soo Line rail corridor through Glidden or locate rural landmarks like Shanagolden and the Morse Cem.

  11. 1947 Map of Park Falls
    1947 Map of Park Falls
    1947 Park Falls
    1947 Print · USGS
    The Northwoods of Price County come alive in the 1940s, centered on the paper-milling hub of Park Falls and the Flambeau River. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural school districts like Sugarbush Sch or locate the site of the Fifield Fire Tower.

  12. 1947 Map of Butternut
    1947 Map of Butternut
    1947 Butternut
    1947 Print · USGS
    The village of Butternut and the surrounding timberlands are captured here in the late 1940s. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural schoolhouse locations like Tank Sch and Smart Sch alongside early industry at Teeter Camp.

  13. 1947 Map of Draper
    1947 Map of Draper
    1947 Draper
    1947 Print · USGS
    Sawyer County is captured here in the late 1940s as its logging history gives way to reforestation and rural settlement. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Loretta Cem, Barber Lake Sch, and various sites like Old Savord Camp.
    2 unique versions available

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