1950s Maps of Garden County, Nebraska

1. 1950 Map of Velma

   

   1950 Velma

   1950 Print · USGS

   Arthur and Grant Counties were centers of the Nebraska Sandhills ranching economy in the late 1940s. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Beekins Ranch, Velma, and scattered schoolhouses such as School No 40.

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4. 1950 Map of Crescent Lake

   

   1950 Crescent Lake

   1950 Print · USGS

   Garden County, Nebraska, is seen here in the mid-twentieth century, centered on a massive network of wetlands and cattle country. Researchers can trace remote homesteads and landmarks like Eldred Camp, the Evergreen Ch, and the isolated Dogtown Flats Sch.

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7. 1950 Map of Storm Lake

   

   1950 Storm Lake

   1950 Print · USGS

   The Nebraska Sandhills come alive in this mid-century survey of Garden and Morrill Counties, where isolated cattle ranches dot a landscape of endless prairie potholes. Genealogists and historians can locate legacy homesteads like Storm Lake Ranch and Hill Ranch or find the remote sites of School No 10.

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10. 1950 Map of Longfellow Lake

    

    1950 Longfellow Lake

    1950 Print · USGS

    Garden County ranching country is captured here during the mid-century, defined by the expansive Sandhills and the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Researchers can trace rural school districts like School No 71 and family landmarks including Schmoker Valley and Potter Lake.

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13. 1950 Map of Lakeside

    

    1950 Lakeside

    1950 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sandhills come into focus in the mid-century, showcasing a region defined by sprawling cattle operations and the railroad. Researchers can trace historic family-named properties like the John Cody Ranch and Star Ranch alongside the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line.

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16. 1950 Map of Bingham

    

    1950 Bingham

    1950 Print · USGS

    Bingham and the surrounding ranchlands of Sheridan County are shown here in the mid-twentieth century as the railroad still anchored the Sandhills economy. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Lambert Ranch and isolated rural schoolhouses including School No 156.

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19. 1951 Map of Rackett

    

    1951 Rackett

    1951 Print · USGS

    Garden County ranching and the Sandhills frontier are preserved here just after the war, showing the isolated homesteads and school districts of central Nebraska. Genealogists can trace family holdings like Rounsburg Ranch and Smith Ranch or locate vanished landmarks like Well Valley Sch.

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22. 1954 Map of Scottsbluff, 1958 Print

    

    1954 Scottsbluff

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Panhandle's iconic landmarks and rail corridors are captured here during the mid-1950s. Researchers can trace the path of the North Platte River past Chimney Rock or locate the sprawling Sioux Ordnance Depot and the historic streets of Sidney.

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25. 1954 Map of North Platte, 1968 Print

    

    1954 North Platte

    1968 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sand Hills and the Platte River valley are captured here during a period of mid-century growth and agricultural expansion. Trace the vast irrigation network of the Sutherland Canal, locate old rural schoolhouses like Rose Hill School, and find family holdings such as Conrey Ranch.

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28. 1955 Map of Alliance, 1966 Print

    

    1955 Alliance

    1966 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska panhandle comes into sharp focus during the mid-fifties, showing a landscape defined by the Niobrara River and the expanding Sand Hills. Researchers can trace the grounds of Fort Robinson, locate Saint Marys Church, or follow the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line through Hemingford.

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31. 1956 Map of North Platte

    

    1956 North Platte

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sand Hills meet the high plains river valleys in the mid-1950s, a period of intensive water management and rail commerce. Genealogists and historians can trace early prairie settlements like Stapleton and Tryon, or follow the industrial corridor of the Union Pacific through North Platte.

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34. 1957 Map of North Platte

    

    1957 North Platte

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska Sand Hills and the Platte River valley are captured here in the mid-fifties as the ranching and irrigation economy matured. Genealogists and historians can locate family-named schoolhouses like Maire School or trace the railroad hubs at North Platte and the Fort McPherson National Cemetery.

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37. 1957 Map of Alliance

    

    1957 Alliance

    1957 Print · USGS

    Northwest Nebraska in the mid-fifties is captured here as a landscape of rail hubs, sprawling cattle ranches, and the eastern edge of the dunes. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines through Alliance and Chadron or locate landmarks like Saint Marys Church and the Agate Spring Fossil Beds.

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40. 1958 Map of Alliance

    

    1958 Alliance

    1958 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Nebraska in the late fifties shows a landscape shaped by the legacy of the high plains frontier and modern agricultural expansion. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-line settlements and landmarks like Fort Robinson and the Agate Spring Fossil Beds.

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43. 1958 Map of Scottsbluff

    

    1958 Scottsbluff

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Nebraska panhandle in the late fifties was a vital corridor of rail-and-river transport defined by the North Platte River and the Union Pacific. Genealogists and historians can trace rail stops like Reddus Station, explore the grounds of the Sioux Ordnance Depot, or locate landmarks like Chimney Rock.

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