1900s (20th Century) Maps of Wilson, Wisconsin

1. 1945 Map of Meteor, 1961 Print

   

   1945 Meteor

   1961 Print · USGS

   Northern Wisconsin's timber and lake country is captured here just after the war, showing the area as small settlements like Edgewater and Meteor grew. You can trace the Old RR Grade and find historic rural schools like Glendale Sch and Frontier Sch.

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4. 1949 Map of Meteor

   

   1949 Meteor

   1949 Print · USGS

   Rusk and Sawyer Counties show a landscape of timber and early rail development in the late 1940s. Genealogists can locate family schoolhouses like Sentinel Ash Sch or Frontier Sch and trace the paths of the Old RR Grade and Edgewater shoreline.

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7. 1949 Map of Rice Lake, 1961 Print

   

   1949 Rice Lake

   1961 Print · USGS

   In the Wisconsin Northwoods after the war, the lakeside communities and rural schools of Barron and Washburn counties remained tightly knit. Genealogists can find family landmarks like Loveland Corners, Evergreen Ch, and the many rural schools including Lincoln Sch.

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10. 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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13. 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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16. 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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19. 1965 Map of Rice Lake, 1967 Print

    

    1965 Rice Lake

    1967 Print · USGS

    The lake country of Barron and Washburn counties is shown here in the mid-1960s, a landscape of interconnected waterways and rural townships. Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy sites like the Oak Grove Center Sch, Evergreen Cem, and the settlement at Mikana.

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22. 1972 Map of Bucks Lake, 1974 Print

    

    1972 Bucks Lake

    1974 Print · USGS

    Rusk County’s rugged northern timberlands are captured here in the early 1970s, showing a landscape of managed flowages and conservation areas. Researchers can locate the Blue Hills Lookout Tower, the local Townhall, and primitive tracks like Serley Camp Trail.

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25. 1972 Map of Edgewater, 1975 Print

    

    1972 Edgewater

    1975 Print · USGS

    Sawyer County at the start of the 1970s shows a landscape of deep-water bays and northwoods trails. Genealogists and historians can trace the Old Railroad Grade past Yarnell or locate family sites near Edgewater and Wooddale.

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28. 1980 Map of Spooner

    

    1980 Spooner

    1980 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Wisconsin at the dawn of the eighties reveals a landscape of deep forests and transitioning rail corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace lakefront settlements like Spooner and Birchwood or follow the early Tuscobia-Park Falls State Trail.

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31. 1981 Map of Mikana, 1982 Print

    

    1981 Mikana

    1982 Print · USGS

    Barron County's lake district is documented here in the early eighties as rail corridors transitioned into recreational trails. Genealogists and local researchers can locate Mikana, the Immanuel Ch, and family-named landmarks like Stout Island.

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34. 1982 Map of Birchwood

    

    1982 Birchwood

    1982 Print · USGS

    The village of Birchwood stands at a three-county junction in the early 1980s, surrounded by a labyrinth of glacial lakes. Researchers can trace local landmarks like Woodlawn Cem, the Tuscobia Parkway State Trail, and Stouts Point on Red Cedar Lake.

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