1950s Maps of Clark County, Wisconsin

1. 1951 Map of Lublin, 1953 Print

   

   1951 Lublin

   1953 Print · USGS

   Taylor County agriculture meets the northern timberlands in the early fifties, centering on the rail hub of Lublin. Genealogists and historians can locate vanished rural schoolhouses like Redville Sch and trace the original paths of the MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL AND SAULT STE MARIE railroad.

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4. 1951 Map of Medford, 1954 Print

   

   1951 Medford

   1954 Print · USGS

   Medford and the surrounding Taylor County townships are captured here in the early fifties, showing a landscape defined by dairy farming and rail transport. Genealogists can locate numerous country schoolhouses like Thielke Sch and rural burial grounds including Little Black Cem.

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7. 1951 Map of Gilman, 1969 Print

   

   1951 Gilman

   1969 Print · USGS

   Taylor and Clark counties are captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape defined by the Yellow River and the Soo Line railroad. Genealogists can locate numerous landmarks including the Russian Ch, Meadowbrook Cem, and the Sunnyview Sch.

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10. 1952 Map of Stanley, 1954 Print

    

    1952 Stanley

    1954 Print · USGS

    Stanley and Thorp anchor this central Wisconsin landscape in the early fifties as the rural schoolhouse system reaches its peak. Genealogists can locate family names at the Evergreen Cem or trace rural education at Busy Bee Sch and Sol Mohr Sch.

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13. 1953 Map of Neillsville, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Neillsville

    1955 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Clark County comes into focus as a landscape of rural school districts and evolving rail corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through sites like Willard National Cemetery, York Center Ch, and over a dozen country schools including Ortole Hill Sch.

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16. 1953 Map of Abbotsford, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Abbotsford

    1955 Print · USGS

    Central Wisconsin dairy country in the early fifties reveals a landscape tightly organized around the rail line and township sections. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Riplinger, St Johannis Ch, and Pickard Sch.

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19. 1953 Map of Owen, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Owen

    1955 Print · USGS

    Central Wisconsin farmland and river valleys are captured here in the early fifties, showing the peak of the rural school and church network. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous sites like Riverside Cemetery, Hoard Center Sch, and the West Beaver Church.

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22. 1953 Map of Eau Claire, 1965 Print

    

    1953 Eau Claire

    1965 Print · USGS

    West-central Wisconsin in the mid-fifties shows a landscape of river-valley industry and vast wildlife refuges during the transition from rails to modern highways. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail corridors of the Chicago and North Western or locate family-named landmarks like Decorah Mound and Chippewa Island.

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25. 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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28. 1954 Map of Granton, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Granton

    1956 Print · USGS

    Central Wisconsin's farming heartland and rural school network are preserved here during the mid-1950s. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and institutions like Spokeville Sch, Grace Ch, and the high ground of Lindsey Bluffs.

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31. 1957 Map of City Point, 1960 Print

    

    1957 City Point

    1960 Print · USGS

    Jackson and Clark Counties are shown here in the late fifties, dominated by the timber and cranberry industries of the Central Wisconsin Sand County. Genealogists and historians can locate rural landmarks like Audubon Sch, Martyrs Cem, and the old rail siding at Spaulding.

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34. 1958 Map of Eau Claire

    

    1958 Eau Claire

    1958 Print · USGS

    Western Wisconsin in the late fifties shows a landscape of growing regional hubs and massive wildlife refuges. Trace the rail lines of the Chicago and North Western between Eau Claire and Marshfield, or explore the terrain around Iron Mound and Lake Wissota.

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37. 1958 Map of Hatfield, 1960 Print

    

    1958 Hatfield

    1960 Print · USGS

    In the late fifties, the central Wisconsin lake country was defined by its vast flowage systems and timbered mounds. Researchers can trace rural school locations like Carlyle Sch and explore old transport routes through Komensky Station or along an old railroad grade.

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40. 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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