1952 Map of Almeria SW

About this map

Dry Valley Sch serves as a lone community focal point in this 1952 study of the Nebraska Sandhills, where the landscape is defined by the high-density contour of sand dunes rather than dense township development. The map reveals a sparsely populated ranching territory divided by the Blaine and Loup county line, where settlement patterns are organized into broad local regions including Brewster, Sawyer, Edith, and Madison Square. This survey, conducted as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, provides a granular look at the unimproved roads and windmills that sustained the isolated homesteads of the mid-20th century. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact placement of early rural infrastructure and school district locations that have since transitioned as ranching operations consolidated.