Old Maps of Loretta, Draper for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Loretta with 8 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Loretta has changed over the decades.


Loretta, Draper maps

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  1. 1944 Map of Draper, 1952 Print
    1944 Map of Draper, 1952 Print
    1944 Draper
    1952 Print · USGS
    Logging and rail transport dominated the Sawyer County timberlands during the mid-forties. Genealogists and historians can locate former homesteads and work sites like Old Le May Camp, Loretta Cem, and the Barber Lake Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1947 Map of Draper
    1947 Map of Draper
    1947 Draper
    1947 Print · USGS
    Sawyer County is captured here in the late 1940s as its logging history gives way to reforestation and rural settlement. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Loretta Cem, Barber Lake Sch, and various sites like Old Savord Camp.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1953 Map of Rice Lake, 1967 Print
    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.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1959 Map of Rice Lake
    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.

  5. 1971 Map of Loretta, 1973 Print
    1971 Map of Loretta, 1973 Print
    1971 Loretta
    1973 Print · USGS
    Northern Sawyer County was a haven for timber and recreation in the early seventies, dominated by the sprawling Chequamegon National Forest. Researchers can locate historic structures in Loretta and Draper, or trace the winding course of the Brunet River and the Snowmobile Trail.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1980 Map of Park Falls
    1980 Map of Park Falls
    1980 Park Falls
    1980 Print · USGS
    Northern Wisconsin's timber and rail corridor is meticulously detailed here in the early eighties. Researchers can trace the Soo Line through forest-bound towns like Park Falls, Phillips, and Lugerville while exploring the vast Chequamegon National Forest.

  7. 2005 Map of Loretta, 2006 Print
    2005 Map of Loretta, 2006 Print
    2005 Loretta
    2006 Print · USGS
    Northern Wisconsin's timber and recreation lands are captured here in the early 2000s. Genealogists and local historians can trace the town layouts of Loretta and Draper or locate the local Cem and Ranger Station along the historic Tuscobia Trail.

  8. 2022 Map of Loretta, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Loretta, 2022 Print
    2022 Loretta
    2022 Print · USGS
    Sawyer County’s northern woods come alive in this record of the settlements at Loretta and Draper. Genealogists and outdoor historians can trace family-named roads near Draper Cem or follow old rail-and-logging corridors like the Tuscobia State Trl.

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