1940s Maps of Washburn County, Wisconsin

1. 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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4. 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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7. 1948 Map of Spooner, 1955 Print

   

   1948 Spooner

   1955 Print · USGS

   Washburn County in the late 1940s was a landscape of Northwoods river valleys and emerging railroad towns. You can trace the rural network of schools and cemeteries, from Anah Cemetery to Julia Sch, or follow the Chicago and North Western tracks.

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10. 1948 Map of Stone Lake, 1958 Print

    

    1948 Stone Lake

    1958 Print · USGS

    Washburn and Sawyer counties are captured here in the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by glacial lakes and intersecting railroads. Researchers can trace rural school locations like Edgewood Sch, the Evergreen Cem, and landmarks like the Potato Lake Fire Tower.

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13. 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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16. 1949 Map of Hertel

    

    1949 Hertel

    1949 Print · USGS

    The lakeside communities and rural school districts of northern Wisconsin are frozen in time here in the late forties. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous local sites like Sacred Heart Ch, Hertel, and the Bashaw Brook School.

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19. 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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22. 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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25. 1949 Map of Spooner

    

    1949 Spooner

    1949 Print · USGS

    Washburn County in the late 1940s reveals a transition from a rail-dependent frontier to a motorized agricultural and recreational region. Genealogists and historians can locate dozens of country schools like Tadpole Sch and burial grounds such as Anah Cemetery.

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28. 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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