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1954 Map of Bartlett SE

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Bartlett SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Clear Creek meanders through the central landscape of Wheeler County in this mid-century survey, defining a topography shaped by seasonal water and the Nebraska Sandhills. The area is anchored by the Pibel Lake State Recreation Area, a focal point for local geography where Pibel Lake and the nearby Pibel Cem suggest a long-established community presence centered around the water. The mapping reflects a rural landscape where infrastructure is sparse and tied directly to the land's utility, marked by numerous Windmill sites used for livestock watering.

In the southwest corner, the Cedar R cuts across the terrain, further emphasizing the importance of these drainage systems in an otherwise arid environment. The 1985 photorevisions on this 1954 base map provide a layer of historical development, showing how woodland and land use shifted over thirty years while the fundamental settlement patterns around the creek beds and townships remained constant.