1950s Maps of Boyd County, Nebraska

1. 1950 Map of Mariaville

   

   1950 Mariaville

   1950 Print · USGS

   The Niobrara River breaks through the Nebraska sandhills at mid-century, revealing a landscape of remote ranching and rural education. Genealogists and researchers can locate the Mariaville settlement, Simpson Cem, and schools like School No 69.

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4. 1950 Map of Lynch, 1952 Print

   

   1950 Lynch

   1952 Print · USGS

   The Boyd County panhandle was a landscape of remote farmsteads and rail-fed towns in the early 1950s. Genealogists can locate several rural schoolhouses like School No 63 and cemeteries such as Highland Cemetery along the Chicago and North Western line.

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7. 1950 Map of Monowi, 1973 Print

   

   1950 Monowi

   1973 Print · USGS

   Northeastern Nebraska is captured in the mid-1950s at the meeting of the Missouri River and Niobrara River. Genealogists and local historians can locate family sites among numerous rural landmarks like Alford Cem, Monowi, and Masdon Sch.

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10. 1951 Map of Butte NW

    

    1951 Butte NW

    1951 Print · USGS

    Boyd County agriculture and rural life are preserved here at the turn of the 1950s, showing the Nebraska-South Dakota borderlands. Researchers can trace the placement of historic country schoolhouses like School No 49 and School No 3 near the Niobrara River.

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13. 1951 Map of Bristow

    

    1951 Bristow

    1951 Print · USGS

    Boyd and Holt counties meet at the Niobrara River in the early fifties, documenting a landscape of small townships and prairie schools. Genealogists can trace family roots through Bristow Cem, Mission Cem, and rural landmarks like School No 57 or the rail-side village of Bristow.

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16. 1951 Map of Naper

    

    1951 Naper

    1951 Print · USGS

    Naper and the Boyd County ranchlands are captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape defined by river valleys and the state line. Researchers can locate several country schoolhouses, from Basin Sch to Point Sch, and the local Knoll Crest Cem.

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19. 1951 Map of Butte SW

    

    1951 Butte SW

    1951 Print · USGS

    Holt County's northern border along the Niobrara River is captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape defined by its creek valleys. Genealogists can locate specific family landmarks like Adams Cem and rural school sites including Prairie Rose Sch and School No 68.

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22. 1951 Map of Dustin

    

    1951 Dustin

    1951 Print · USGS

    Holt County and Boyd County are documented here in the early 1950s, showing the rural communities along the Niobrara River. Local history researchers can trace family landmarks like the Cleveland Cem, White Horse Ranch, and several rural schoolhouses including Pleasant Hill Sch.

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25. 1951 Map of Naper SW

    

    1951 Naper SW

    1951 Print · USGS

    Holt County ranching and rural life are preserved here in the early fifties, centering on the canyon-cut lands along the Niobrara River. Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy landholdings like Tienken Ranch and several rural schoolhouses, including School No 51 and the Frost Valley Sch.

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28. 1952 Map of Monowi

    

    1952 Monowi

    1952 Print · USGS

    The village of Monowi and the surrounding Nebraska-South Dakota borderlands are captured here in the early 1950s. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Beulah Cem, Pleasant Hill Sch, and the Verdel Sch.

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31. 1952 Map of Spencer South

    

    1952 Spencer South

    1952 Print · USGS

    Boyd County and the Niobrara River are shown here in the early fifties during the peak of the region's agricultural and hydraulic development. Genealogists and local historians can locate rural schoolhouses and family burial grounds like the Bohemian Cemetery and School No 142 along the Chicago and North Western rail line.

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34. 1952 Map of Butte SE

    

    1952 Butte SE

    1952 Print · USGS

    Holt and Boyd counties are captured here in the early fifties, where the braided Niobrara River carves through the Nebraska plains. Genealogists can locate rural landmarks like Catalpa and several numbered schoolhouses, including School No 193 (Abandoned).

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37. 1955 Map of O'Neill, 1974 Print

    

    1955 O'Neill

    1974 Print · USGS

    North-central Nebraska in the 1950s reveals a vast cattle-ranching landscape transitioning from the Missouri River breaks to the iconic Sand Hills. Researchers can trace the path of the Chicago and North Western rail line and locate rural landmarks like the Dustin Post Office and St Johns Lake Ch.

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40. 1959 Map of O'Neill

    

    1959 O'Neill

    1959 Print · USGS

    North-central Nebraska in the late fifties is defined by the vast Sand Hills and the vital Chicago and North Western rail line. Genealogists and researchers can trace family roots through settlements like Atkinson, Bassett, and Stuart or follow the waters of the Niobrara River.

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