The town of Crofton serves as the primary hub in this Knox County landscape, where the grid of rural section roads meets the natural drainage of the northern Nebraska plains. This survey documents the intersection of settlement and geography at the turn of the decade, anchored by family and community heritage sites such as Saint Rose Cemetery and Swede Cemetery. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Beaver Creek in the north and the upper reaches of West Bow Creek to the south. These waterways, along with the smaller Weigand Creek, dictate the movement of the land around a meticulously organized road system, ranging from 891 Rd down to 883 Rd. The map provides a clear record of property access and small-town structure, showing how the community of Crofton is situated relative to the surrounding agricultural prairie.
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1955 · Sioux City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Sioux City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Sioux City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1968 · Tabor SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Bloomfield NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Hartington SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Gavins Point Dam
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Bloomfield SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Crofton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Lindy
USGS Topo · 1:24,000