1950s Maps of Shawano County, Wisconsin

1. 1952 Map of Antigo, 1954 Print

   

   1952 Antigo

   1954 Print · USGS

   Antigo and its surrounding townships are shown in detail during the early fifties, capturing a moment of transition for northern Wisconsin's rural school districts. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Bohemian Cem, St Johns Ch, and many local schools from Deerbrook to Mattoon.

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4. 1952 Map of White Lake, 1955 Print

   

   1952 White Lake

   1955 Print · USGS

   Upper Wisconsin timberlands and tribal lands meet in the early fifties, showing a region defined by forestry and the Wolf River. You can trace the Chicago and North Western rail line through rural outposts like Sherry Junction, Elton, and Hollister.

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7. 1954 Map of Wittenberg, 1956 Print

   

   1954 Wittenberg

   1956 Print · USGS

   Wisconsin’s timber and rail country is captured here during the mid-fifties as many small rural schoolhouses were being phased out. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Forest Home Cem, the settlement of Regina, or the St Johannes Ch.

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10. 1954 Map of Gresham, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Gresham

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Shawano County is captured here at a time when the northern timberlands and southern farmsteads met. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Mohican Sch, the milling center at Neopit, and several rural churches including Immanuel Ch.

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13. 1954 Map of Shawano, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Shawano

    1956 Print · USGS

    Wisconsin’s northwoods meet the growing city of Shawano in the mid-fifties, centered on the powerful Wolf River and its falls. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like St Jakobi Ch, Red River Cem, and several local schools.

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16. 1954 Map of Iron Mountain, 1964 Print

    

    1954 Iron Mountain

    1964 Print · USGS

    Upper Michigan and Northeastern Wisconsin are shown in detail during the mid-fifties, when the logging and mining economies still moved by rail. Trace the rail lines of the Soo Line to remote stops like Koepenick Station or explore the Iron Range near Iron Mountain.

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19. 1954 Map of Green Bay, 1980 Print

    

    1954 Green Bay

    1980 Print · USGS

    Green Bay and Brown County are shown during a period of steady mid-century growth and agricultural prominence. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous country schools like White Pine Sch and established cemeteries such as Chase Cem and Peace Cem.

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22. 1955 Map of Embarrass, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Embarrass

    1957 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1950s, this pocket of Wisconsin was a landscape of dairy townships and evolving rural education. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like St John Ch, the Danish Cem, and many schoolhouses marked abandoned including Riverbank Sch.

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25. 1955 Map of Clintonville, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Clintonville

    1957 Print · USGS

    Clintonville and Marion are shown at a peak of rail-era development in the mid-1950s. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Graceland Cem, the Danish Cem, and one-room schoolhouses such as Sunrise Sch.

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28. 1955 Map of Tigerton, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Tigerton

    1957 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Shawano and Waupaca Counties come alive in the mid-1950s, showing a landscape of small schools and river-fed mill towns. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Alban Chapel, the Hitterdahl Ch, and old rural schoolhouses including Selmer Sch.

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31. 1955 Map of Seymour, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Seymour

    1957 Print · USGS

    Wisconsin's dairy heartland comes alive in this mid-century survey of the borderlands between Shawano and Outagamie counties. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural schools and churches, from St Johns Ch to the Elm Grove Cem near Laney.

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34. 1955 Map of Green Bay, 1968 Print

    

    1955 Green Bay

    1968 Print · USGS

    Central and Eastern Wisconsin are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing the industrial growth of the Fox Valley and Wisconsin River corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Green Bay and Western through settlements like Weyauwega, Clintonville, and Pulaski.

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37. 1956 Map of Gillett, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Gillett

    1957 Print · USGS

    In the mid-fifties, the Oconto County countryside was defined by a dense network of one-room schoolhouses and the Chicago and North Western rail line. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Puleifer Cem or the Valley Line Sch (Abandoned).

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40. 1956 Map of Oconto Falls, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Oconto Falls

    1958 Print · USGS

    Oconto County in the mid-fifties is captured here as a landscape of rural school districts and river-based industry. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks like Dombrowski Lake and Kuplie Lake, or trace rail history at Stiles Junction.

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43. 1959 Map of Iron Mountain

    

    1959 Iron Mountain

    1959 Print · USGS

    The northwoods of Wisconsin and the Michigan border are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape defined by timber, water, and rail. Researchers can trace historic junctions like Hiles Junction, the expansive Nicolet National Forest, and lakefront settlements from Rhinelander to Tomahawk.

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