1950s Maps of Barron County, Wisconsin

1. 1950 Map of Downing

   

   1950 Downing

   1950 Print · USGS

   Wisconsin's dairy and timber heartland is captured here just after the war, centered on the rail-linked towns of Glenwood City and Boyceville. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous country schools like Peaceful Valley and local landmarks like Chimney Rock.

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4. 1950 Map of Turtle Lake, 1968 Print

   

   1950 Turtle Lake

   1968 Print · USGS

   Barron and Polk Counties are mapped here in the mid-twentieth century at a pivotal moment of rail-centered commerce and rural education. Genealogists and historians can locate dozens of country institutions, from Holy Trinity Ch and Bethany Cem to the Hay River Valley Sch.

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7. 1951 Map of Cumberland

   

   1951 Cumberland

   1951 Print · USGS

   Cumberland and the surrounding lake country appear in the early fifties as a landscape of rural schoolhouses and small farming hamlets. Researchers can trace the locations of Roosevelt Sch, Loraine, and the lakeside settlement of Timberland.

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10. 1951 Map of Ridgeland

    

    1951 Ridgeland

    1951 Print · USGS

    Dunn and Barron counties thrive as a network of small-town centers and rural school districts during the early fifties. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Lutheran Cem, Zion Ch, and the Little Beaver Sch.

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13. 1951 Map of Shell Lake

    

    1951 Shell Lake

    1951 Print · USGS

    Wisconsin's lakeland region comes to life in this mid-century survey of the Washburn and Barron county line. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural school districts like Clam River Sch and country churches such as Golden Valley Ch.

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16. 1951 Map of Rice Lake

    

    1951 Rice Lake

    1951 Print · USGS

    Northwest Wisconsin’s lake country is captured in the early fifties, showing the transition from rail-dependent commerce to modern aviation. Researchers can trace dozens of country schoolhouses like Pioneer Sch and Lincoln Sch, or locate the Rice Lake Municipal Airport.

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19. 1951 Map of New Auburn

    

    1951 New Auburn

    1951 Print · USGS

    The intersection of Barron, Dunn, and Chippewa counties comes into focus in the early 1950s, showing a landscape thick with local school districts and rural parishes. Genealogists can trace family footprints through dozens of named sites like Fox Settlement Sch, Dovre Ch, and the New Auburn Cem.

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22. 1951 Map of Chetek, 1953 Print

    

    1951 Chetek

    1953 Print · USGS

    The Chetek region in the early fifties shows a landscape of interconnected glacial lakes and growing rail towns. Trace the history of rural education and transport through local landmarks like Edgewood Sch and the CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN railroad.

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25. 1951 Map of Barron, 1953 Print

    

    1951 Barron

    1953 Print · USGS

    Barron County in the early fifties shows a thriving rural landscape built around the rail-and-river economy. Researchers can trace dozens of local landmarks, from the Old Hillsdale Cem to the tracks of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie RR.

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28. 1952 Map of Turtle Lake

    

    1952 Turtle Lake

    1952 Print · USGS

    In the early 1950s, the railroad junction at Turtle Lake served as the heartbeat of this lake-dotted Wisconsin landscape. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural family roots through numerous sites like St Anne Cem, Magnor Lake Sch, and the settlement of Clayton.

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31. 1953 Map of Rice Lake, 1967 Print

    

    1953 Rice Lake

    1967 Print · USGS

    Northwest Wisconsin during the mid-fifties reveals a landscape defined by timber, rail, and water. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of river towns like Ladysmith and Rice Lake along the Soo Line and Chicago and North Western railroads.

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34. 1953 Map of Stillwater, 1980 Print

    

    1953 Stillwater

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Twin Cities and the St. Croix Valley are captured in this mid-century survey as the interstate era began to transform the Upper Midwest. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river geography of Stillwater, locate landmarks in Anoka, or explore the sprawling St Croix State Park.

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37. 1955 Map of Stillwater, 1965 Print

    

    1955 Stillwater

    1965 Print · USGS

    The Upper St. Croix Valley and the growing Twin Cities area are shown here during the mid-fifties, before the interstate era transformed the regional commute. You can trace the lines of the Northern Pacific RR through towns like Rush City or locate the Saint Croix Indian Reservation.

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40. 1956 Map of Cumberland, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Cumberland

    1957 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1950s, the lake country of Northwest Wisconsin was a patchwork of small townships and rural school districts. Genealogists can trace family connections through numerous local landmarks like Clam River Cem, Corpus Christi Ch, and the many rural schools like Bergman Sch and Emerson Sch.

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43. 1958 Map of Stillwater

    

    1958 Stillwater

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Upper Mississippi and St. Croix River valleys appear in the mid-fifties as the Twin Cities expanded north. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Oak Park Cem, Saint Michael Church, and the Soo Line RR rail corridors.

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46. 1959 Map of Rice Lake

    

    1959 Rice Lake

    1959 Print · USGS

    Northwest Wisconsin in the late fifties was a land of expanding road networks and deep-seated timber history. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Soo Line RR and Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Ry as they link settlements from Spooner to Medford.

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