1954 Map of Atkinson NW

About this map

Sand Creek and the Saratoga township area define this mid-century landscape in Holt County, where the plains are marked by a sparse but vital network of rural infrastructure. The map reveals the distribution of early education and community life through sites like Sunnyside Sch, Celia Sch, and School No 89. These small schools, often spaced just a few miles apart, reflect the era's settlement density before the consolidation of rural districts. Along the intermittent drainage of Brush Creek, the map labels numerous Windmill sites, indicating the essential role of groundwater for agriculture and livestock in this high-plains environment. Near the center of the sheet, the Celia Cem stands as a quiet marker of the local families who established these ranching and farming communities in the northern Atkinson region.