1940s Maps of Douglas County, Wisconsin

1. 1945 Map of Highland, 1956 Print

   

   1945 Highland

   1956 Print · USGS

   Northwestern Wisconsin at the end of the war is revealed here through its intricate network of glacial lakes and northern forests. Researchers can pinpoint mid-century local landmarks like the Frances Willard Sch, Barnes Cem, and the path of the Brule River.

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4. 1945 Map of Solon Springs, 1957 Print

   

   1945 Solon Springs

   1957 Print · USGS

   Wisconsin's headwaters region comes to life in the 1940s, showing the early infrastructure and wilderness of Douglas County. Researchers can trace the Old Portage Tr, locate the Sieur du Lhut Monument, and find vanished schoolhouses like Ibsen Sch.

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7. 1947 Map of Brule

   

   1947 Brule

   1947 Print · USGS

   Douglas and Bayfield counties are seen here in the mid-1940s, where the legendary trout waters of the Bois Brule River meet the Lake Superior shoreline. Genealogists and local historians can locate early homesteading landmarks like Rest Haven Cem, St Ann Ch, and the rural community hubs of Cloverland and Maple.

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10. 1947 Map of Chittamo, 1956 Print

    

    1947 Chittamo

    1956 Print · USGS

    Northwest Wisconsin's lake country is captured in the mid-1940s, showing a land of dense wetlands and winding river systems. Genealogists and historians can locate rural schoolhouses like Chittamo Sch and trace the original paths of the Totagatic River and Claire River.

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13. 1947 Map of Minong, 1964 Print

    

    1947 Minong

    1964 Print · USGS

    Northwest Wisconsin's lake country is captured here in the late 1940s as rail and road corridors began to open the woods for more permanent settlement. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks and rural hubs like Wascott Ch, Hoover Sch, and the village of Minong.

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16. 1949 Map of Danbury

    

    1949 Danbury

    1949 Print · USGS

    Danbury and the surrounding river country are captured here just after the war, showing the boundary lands of Burnett and Pine Counties. Genealogists can trace early rural schooling at Atkinson Sch or locate the Emergency Landing Field and Minerva Dam along the St Croix River.

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19. 1949 Map of Solon Springs

    

    1949 Solon Springs

    1949 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Wisconsin at the end of the 1940s reveals a landscape of timber, rail, and water centered on the St. Croix headwaters. Genealogists and historians can locate rural landmarks like New Hawthorne Cem, Roosevelt Sch, and the Sieur du Lhut Monument near the rail lines at Sauntry.

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22. 1949 Map of Chittamo

    

    1949 Chittamo

    1949 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Wisconsin at the end of the 1940s shows a landscape of scattered settlements and winding rivers before modern development. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Chittamo Sch, Stanberry, and the Totagatic Dam.

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25. 1949 Map of Holyoke

    

    1949 Holyoke

    1949 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Minnesota and Wisconsin are captured in the late 1940s, highlighting the transition from rail settlements to wild interior wetlands. Genealogists and historians can trace the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie RR through Foxboro and locate the rural Nelson Sch.

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28. 1949 Map of Minong

    

    1949 Minong

    1949 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Wisconsin’s lake country is captured here in the late 1940s, when the North Western railroad still linked small timber and rail towns. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like Hoover Sch, Wascott Ch, and the small settlement of Lakeside.

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31. 1949 Map of Webb Lake

    

    1949 Webb Lake

    1949 Print · USGS

    Northwest Wisconsin’s lake country is captured here in the late 1940s as rural life centered on the St Croix River. Researchers can trace old crossroads and remote outposts like Dairyland, Cozy Corners, and the historic Webb Lake Sch.

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34. 1949 Map of Patzau

    

    1949 Patzau

    1949 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Wisconsin’s Douglas County is captured here in the late 1940s, a landscape defined by the expansive Empire Swamp and active rail corridors. Genealogists and researchers can trace rural life through the locations of the Amnicon Lake School, the settlement of Patzau, and the Summit Firetower.

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37. 1949 Map of Poplar

    

    1949 Poplar

    1949 Print · USGS

    Coastal Douglas County in the late 1940s reveals a landscape of lakeside industry and rural townships organized along the major rail lines. Genealogists and local researchers can trace family roots through landmarks like the Middle River Sanitarium, Lakeside Cem, and the Hawthorne Tabernacle.

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40. 1949 Map of Highland

    

    1949 Highland

    1949 Print · USGS

    Douglas County’s lake-strewn interior is captured here just after the war, showing a landscape defined by glacial waters and forestry. Genealogists can locate rural landmarks like the Frances Willard Sch, Barnes Cem, and the Barnes Town Hall.

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