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1951 Map of Bristow

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bristow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Bristow sits at the heart of this mid-century landscape in Boyd County, where the iron rails of the Chicago and North Western corridor run parallel to the winding path of Ponca Creek. This 1951 survey captures the rural infrastructure of northern Nebraska before the consolidation of rural districts, featuring a dense network of one-room schoolhouses such as School No 31, School No 72, and School No 57. Notably, the map records School No 34 as already being out of use by the time of the field check.

To the south, the wide, braided channels of the Niobrara River mark the boundary between Boyd and Holt Counties. The river valley is joined by southern tributaries like Eagle Creek, while the settlement of Paddock remains a key point of reference near the southern bluffs. Local genealogy is supported by the inclusion of the Mission Cem and Bristow Cem, along with numerous family-named townships that define the early 20th-century land divisions of the region.