1940s Maps of Catawba, Wisconsin

1. 1941 Map of Kennan, 1952 Print

   

   1941 Kennan

   1952 Print · USGS

   In the early 1940s, the rail-and-river corridor of Price and Rusk Counties supported a network of small timber and farm towns. Researchers can trace family-named landmarks and rural education hubs like Martins Hill Sch, the Harmony church, and the Soo Line railroad.

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4. 1941 Map of Phillips, 1967 Print

   

   1941 Phillips

   1967 Print · USGS

   Northern Wisconsin's timber and rail landscape is meticulously detailed during the early 1940s. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks like the Kerr Slashing Sch, the Hackett Cem, and the rural community of Prentice.

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7. 1943 Map of Philliips

   

   1943 Philliips

   1943 Print · USGS

   Price County at the height of the Second World War shows a landscape defined by Northwoods rail hubs and rural school districts. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Hackett Cem, the Little Elk Ch, and small settlements such as Cramer and Pennington.

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10. 1944 Map of Ogema

    

    1944 Ogema

    1944 Print · USGS

    Price County during the early 1940s was a landscape of remote farmsteads and timber interests centered on the rail corridor. Genealogists can trace family locations through a dense network of country schools like Forest Hill Sch and Larkin Sch, or the small siding at Mackeys Spur.

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13. 1945 Map of Kennan

    

    1945 Kennan

    1945 Print · USGS

    Price and Rusk counties appear here in the mid-1940s, showing the Northwoods at the height of its rail-and-timber era. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near village centers like Kennan and Hawkins or find rural landmarks like Forest Vale Sch and Kraft Camp.

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16. 1945 Map of Black River

    

    1945 Black River

    1945 Print · USGS

    Northern Wisconsin's river systems and rural school districts are documented here just after the war years. Local historians can locate vanished landmarks like the Red Tile Sch, Meadow Creek Sch, and the early boundaries of the Chequamegon National Forest.

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19. 1947 Map of Ogema, 1966 Print

    

    1947 Ogema

    1966 Print · USGS

    Price and Taylor Counties are captured here just after the war, showing a rural landscape defined by logging, rail, and small lakeside settlements. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous country schools like Centerville Sch and landmarks like Mt Olive Cem or Mackeys Spur.

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22. 1949 Map of Ogema

    

    1949 Ogema

    1949 Print · USGS

    Price and Taylor Counties are captured here in the late 1940s, showing the Northwoods before the modern era of highway expansion. Genealogists and local historians can trace many rural schoolhouses like Centerville School, church sites at Mt Olive Cemetery, and the Soo Line rail stops.

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25. 1949 Map of Jump River Fire Tower

    

    1949 Jump River Fire Tower

    1949 Print · USGS

    The dense forests and winding river forks of Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties are captured here in the years following World War II. Local historians can locate isolated rural landmarks like the Jump River Fire Tower, Red Tile Sch, and Lost Lake.

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