1940s Maps of Cherry County, Nebraska

1. 1948 Map of Seneca, 1956 Print

   

   1948 Seneca

   1956 Print · USGS

   The Middle Loup River valley in the late 1940s served as a lifeline for ranching and rail. Genealogists can trace family-named landmarks like Phillips Ranch and Simonson and Lowe Ranch or locate the old Virginia Sch.

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4. 1948 Map of Ashby, 1960 Print

   

   1948 Ashby

   1960 Print · USGS

   Ranching life in the Nebraska Sandhills is captured here in the late 1940s, highlighting the sprawling cattle operations and alkaline lake systems of the era. Genealogists and historians can trace family holdings like the Egan Ranch or locate the Consolidated Sch and Keller Sch along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR.

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7. 1948 Map of Bingham, 1963 Print

   

   1948 Bingham

   1963 Print · USGS

   The Nebraska Sandhills come into sharp focus in the late 1940s, showing a remote ranching landscape defined by its many lakes and isolated schoolhouses. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Lambert Ranch, the rail stop at Bingham, and rural sites like Burton Sch.

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10. 1948 Map of Mullen, 1967 Print

    

    1948 Mullen

    1967 Print · USGS

    Mullen and the surrounding Sandhills are captured in the late 1940s, showing a landscape shaped by ranching and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line. Trace early schools and settlements like Hecla, Cherry Sch, and Reigle Sch.

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13. 1948 Map of Seneca 4, 1974 Print

    

    1948 Seneca 4

    1974 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sand Hills and the Cherry County border come to life in the late 1940s, showing the intersection of rail transit and rural ranching. Genealogists can trace family roots through the locations of Eatinger Sch, School No 9, and the settlement at Norway.

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16. 1948 Map of Spade Ranch, 1976 Print

    

    1948 Spade Ranch

    1976 Print · USGS

    Sheridan and Cherry counties are shown in the late 1940s, a period defined by the isolated ranching life of the Nebraska Sandhills. Researchers can trace the footprint of rural education and ranching at Spade Ranch, Argo, and numerous one-room schoolhouses like School No 166.

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19. 1948 Map of Whitman, 1978 Print

    

    1948 Whitman

    1978 Print · USGS

    Cherry County ranching and rail life are at the forefront of this mid-century survey of the Nebraska Sandhills. Researchers can trace family ranch boundaries like Monahan and Rothwell, or locate rural landmarks like the Red Mill School.

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22. 1949 Map of Seneca 4

    

    1949 Seneca 4

    1949 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sandhills in the late 1940s reveal a landscape of isolated ranching outposts and river-valley transport. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of rural life through Eatinger Sch, the settlement of Norway, and the Middle Loup River rail corridor.

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25. 1949 Map of Ashby

    

    1949 Ashby

    1949 Print · USGS

    Post-war Nebraska ranching life and the Sandhills topography come alive in this survey of the Cherry and Grant county lines. Trace old homesteads and landmarks like the Diamond Bar Ranch, the Consolidated Sch, and Wolfenberger Lakes along the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line.

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28. 1949 Map of Big Falls, 1963 Print

    

    1949 Big Falls

    1963 Print · USGS

    Cherry County ranching life is frozen in time at mid-century, before modern consolidation changed the Nebraska Sandhills. Genealogists can trace family legacies at the Wolfenden Ranch, Sherman Ranch, and rural schoolhouses like Starr Sch.

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31. 1949 Map of Purdum, 1967 Print

    

    1949 Purdum

    1967 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sandhills come into focus in the late 1940s as a region of remote ranching outposts and high prairie rivers. Researchers can locate dozens of historic family lands like the McMullen Ranch and Atkinson Ranch, or trace the rural school system through West Purdum Sch and Compton Sch.

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34. 1949 Map of Steverson Lake, 1969 Print

    

    1949 Steverson Lake

    1969 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sandhills come alive in this post-war ranching survey of Cherry County, showing a landscape defined by water and wide-open grazing lands. Genealogists can trace family holdings like Metzger Ranch and Wright Ranch or locate old schoolhouses such as School No 170.

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37. 1949 Map of Koshopah, 1976 Print

    

    1949 Koshopah

    1976 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sandhills ranching country is captured here during the post-war era, showing the intersection of three counties. Genealogists can trace family holdings and local landmarks like White Ranch, Koshopah, and the many rural schools including Pixley Sch.

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40. 1949 Map of Turpin Lake, 1976 Print

    

    1949 Turpin Lake

    1976 Print · USGS

    Cherry County cattle country is shown here in the late 1940s, a period when the Nebraska Sandhills were dotted with family-run ranches and isolated prairie schools. Genealogists can locate family holdings like Beckwith Ranch and Keller Ranch or trace the remote Gordon Valley Ch.

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43. 1949 Map of Long Lake, 1978 Print

    

    1949 Long Lake

    1978 Print · USGS

    In the Nebraska Sandhills during the late 1940s, ranching life followed the winding path of Goose Creek and the lake-filled basins of the north. Genealogists can trace family homesteads like Schleuter Ranch, Gudgel Ranch, and the Hartgraves Place.

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